A mentally unhinged factory worker must decide whether to listen to his talking cat and become a killer, or follow his dog's advice to keep striving for normalcy.
Reynolds contributed an uncredited cameo to Seth MacFarlane’s talking-teddy-bear smash Ted (12), and The Voices contains onslaughts of Ted-like sexual wisecracks from Mr. Whiskers, the archetypal loner cat, as well as slobbering and butt-sniffing from Bosco, the archetypal owner-loving dog.
In fact, he has more in common with the actor’s career-best (and underseen) turn as an unwitting serial killer in 2015’s The Voices , down to the mile-wide smile that’s an inch away from turning psychotic.
It’s a shame, because Reynolds is a more versatile actor than I think even he gives himself credit for; go watch criminally underseen gems like The Voices and Mississippi Grind for evidence of that.
Jennifer Heaton, Author Jennifer Heaton•Alternative Lens•Aug 12, 2021