Chris actually has more chemistry with Trent than he does with his intended girlfriend. Perhaps more understandable when one takes into account that the director, David DeCoteau, does softcore gay erotica on the side. IN THE SAME HOUSE.
The RiffTrax is a major factor in enjoying it at all.
Padding: Several scenes are comprised of nothing but B-Roll of the surrounding forest where filming primarily took place. One of the hosts of the Tranquil Tirades podcast actually sat through and timed how much of the run time was taken up by Stock FootageEstablishing Shots and shots of Duffy the Cat doing nothing, and he determined that literally 30% of the 83-minute runtime was taken up by absolutely nothing happening. (And even more frightening—none of that includes the many, many sequences of characters taking long walks up stairs, down halls, meandering around aimlessly, traipsing around kitchens, etc.)
The Looping Lines for the cat voice over makes it sound like Roberts recorded his lines in a bathroom. note Reportedly, Roberts actually recorded his lines in his living room... and in 15 minutes to boot.
Duffy's mouth, which is entirely pitch-black and looks like it was drawn in MS Paint. It's clearly an effect easily done with Adobe After Effects, and for that extra touch of complete and total unconvincingness, the "mouth" runs horizontally across the cat's actual mouth and curved philtrum, but doesn't cover them up when he's speaking.
In several shots, you can see a laser pointer being used to direct the cat, or cat food on the ground to make Squeaky (Duffy) stay.
Duffy, after getting hit by a car and supposedly in critical condition, is seen acting mildly sedated with a piece of gauze seemingly tossed on his head.
Uncertain Audience: It's hard to tell exactly who the intended audience market for this film is. Most adults and teenagers probably aren't interested in talking animal films, and the subject matter (matchmaking and family troubles) will more than likely bore little kids.
