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Catwoman (2004)

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Reviews Counted:10

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Rotten:9

Average Rating:3.1/10

Consensus: Halle Berry is the lone bright spot, but even she can't save this laughable action thriller.

Rated: 12A [See Full Rating] for action violence and some sensuality

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:12-08-2004

Synopsis: Patience Philips is a shy, reserved young woman who wants to be an artist but instead is a designer for an advertising company. She is mousy and lacking in self-esteem even when she gets her big... Patience Philips is a shy, reserved young woman who wants to be an artist but instead is a designer for an advertising company. She is mousy and lacking in self-esteem even when she gets her big break to work on the launch of a major beauty product for her mean-spirited, ruthless boss. But a series of events initiated by a mysterious cat results in her discovering a terrifying secret that leads to her murder. That same cat breathes new life into her, creating a strong, brave woman within her that wrestles with her previous self for control of her mind and body--a body that can now do amazing things. Academy Award winner Halle Berry is captivating as Patience, a female superhero for the 21st century. She is fearless as she seeks revenge on the people who killed her, and she attempts to save the public from the release of a dangerous product. As the Catwoman side of her battles George Hedare (Lambert Wilson) and his wife, Laurel (Sharon Stone), who he has decided is now too old to be the face of his company, the Patience side of her gets involved with hot cop Tom Lone (Benjamin Bratt), who is caught in the middle of her two-sided personality. First-time director Pitof keeps things moving at a fast pace, with quick cuts, sweeping camerawork, and pounding music. Alex Borstein provides comic relief as Patience's best friend, and SIX FEET UNDER's Frances Conroy plays a cat lady who knows the secret history of felines through the ages. [More]

Starring: Halle Berry, Benjamin Bratt, Lambert Wilson, Frances Conroy

Starring: Halle Berry, Benjamin Bratt, Lambert Wilson, Frances Conroy, Sharon Stone, Alex Borstein

Director: Pitof

Director: Pitof
Screenwriter: John Brancato, Michael Ferris, John Rogers
Story: Theresa Rebeck, John Rogers, Michael Ferris
Producer: Denise Di Novi, Edward L. McDonnell
Composer: Klaus Badelt
Studio: Warner Bros.

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You’re left with flashes of mis-spent promise: the feline mysticism; the cosmetics-industry intrigue; the idea of electrocuting Lambert Wilson’s unctious corporate cad.

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02/09/06
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For about 40 minutes Catwoman is campy, trashy and fun. Then it's just trash: dull and depressingly empty.

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08/17/04
Nev Pierce
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BBC
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This is only worth seeing if you can handle shallow characters and dull, plastic action scenes for the sake of unintentional laughs.

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08/13/04
Roberto Sadovski
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Empire Magazine
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A thriller you wouldn't inflict on a laboratory rat

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08/12/04
James Christopher
James Christopher
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When is a cat a dog? When it's Catwoman.

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07/29/04
Richard Corliss
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Tired and dated.

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07/23/04
Roger Ebert
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Plays like a Lifetime movie on estrogen overdose, barely held together by a script that should have been tossed out with the kitty litter.

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07/22/04
David Rooney
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Variety
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Not everybody will be able to swallow its heady romanticism, yet its French director, Pitof, has brought sophistication to a comic book sensibility.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment 1 Comment
07/22/04
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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Seems destined to join Showgirls and its ilk as a fast-starting and even faster-fading theatrical release that could enjoy an afterlife as a midnight movie and video/DVD item where viewers supply alternate dialogue.

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07/22/04
Kirk Honeycutt
Kirk Honeycutt
Hollywood Reporter
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Directed by a Frenchman with the single, not uncatlike name of Pitof, Catwoman is a howlingly silly, moderately diverting exercise in high, pointless style.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
07/22/04
A.O. Scott
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New York Times
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