Trailer for Hook Up Thriller CAT PERSON Highlights the Horrors of Dating

Here’s a great trailer for the upcoming dating hook-up thriller Cat Person. This movie was a big hit at Sundance, and it’s one of the films that makes me happy that I’m married and don’t have to play the dating game anymore. This movie highlights all of the horrors of dating.

The film centers on Margot, “a college student working concessions at an art house theater, meets frequent filmgoer — and rather older local — Robert, on the job. Flirtation across the counter evolves into continuous texting. As the two inch toward romance, shifts between them, awkward moments, red flags, and discomforts pile up. Margot feels both attached and reticent, as her gnawing hesitations blossom into vivid daydreams where Robert realizes his most threatening potential. As her distrust and uncertainty mount, an evening, their relationship, and possibly their lives unravel.”

The movie is based on Kristen Roupenians' 2017 short story of the same name that was published in The New Yorker. The movie stars Emilia Jones (CODA) and Nicholas Braun (Succession) and their awkward relationship ends up in a weirdly scary place.

Corrine said in her review of the film: “Emilia Jones and Nicholas Braun have terrible chemistry, I mean that in the best possible way. I love both these actors and thought they did a fantastic job. I audibly groaned and laughed at how realistic some of the scenes reminded me of my own college dating experiences, as I’m sure many of you will relate. Despite a script that’s a bit all over the place, this movie is a fun watch. Especially if you like to relive all of your worst, most awkward dates.”

The movie was directed by Susanna Fogel (A Small Light, The Flight Attendant) from a screenplay written by Michelle Ashford (Masters of Sex). The film is set to hit theaters on October 6, 2023.