Jennifer Hudson on ‘Cats’: It’s A Shame Everyone ‘Misunderstood’ It

“I think later down the line, people will see it differently,” the “Respect” star said.

The “Cats” movie made many people feel like bringing up a hairball, but not Jennifer Hudson.  The “Aretha” star told movie magazine Total Film that the publicly panned 2019 film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Weber’s beloved-but-plotless Broadway musical was merely “misunderstood.” “I think it was a bit overwhelming,” she said of the public’s reaction to the movie, which has a critics’ rating of 19% on Rotten Tomatoes. “It’s unfortunate that it was misunderstood. I think later down the line, people will see it differently. But it is something I am still very proud of and grateful to have been a part of. Yeah, I got to be Grizabella the Glamour Cat!”