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Catwoman (2004)

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Reviews Counted:170

Fresh:17

Rotten:153

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: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

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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If 'The star has a great rack!' is the best one can say for a movie, it better be a porno.

Full Review Source: Film Experience | comment Comment
10/15/04
Nathaniel Rogers
Nathaniel Rogers
Film Experience

The story isn’t bad, but the script (for which three people get credit, John Brancato & Michael Ferris and John Rogers, always a bad sign) is occasionally bromidic.

Full Review Source: tonymedley.com | comment Comment
10/07/04
Tony Medley
Tony Medley
tonymedley.com

She stands on ledges, peering at all the buildings, or at the moon ... she might be hoping one of those places holds a better script.

Full Review Source: Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) | comment Comment
09/16/04
Mark Collette
Mark Collette
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

And what would the film be without its performances? Better.

Full Review Source: Oscar Guy | comment Comment
09/05/04
Wesley Lovell
Wesley Lovell
Oscar Guy

the cosmetics at the plot's centre do at least serve as a convenient metaphor for everything which is wrong with this shallow, superficial film.

Full Review Source: Movie Gazette | comment Comment
08/19/04
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
Movie Gazette

...doesn’t quite cut it as the escapist comic caper...this tepid and tired movie has all the appeal of a box of stale Tender Vittles

Full Review Source: Movie Eye | comment Comment
08/17/04
Frank Ochieng
Frank Ochieng
Movie Eye

Halle Berry parece estar numa daquelas aulas de teatro em que o professor insiste para que os alunos finjam ser árvores, nuvens ou bicicletas ergométricas.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
08/13/04
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

A profusion of typical comic book storyline clichés we have all seen a thousand times before in other films.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
08/10/04
Michael Ferraro
Michael Ferraro
Film Threat

Exactly as awful as it was rumored to be.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
08/08/04
Ethan Alter
Ethan Alter
Film Journal International

A milking of the mediocre but after this fall from grace, Berry's got eight career leaps to go.

Full Review Source: Cinema Signals | comment Comment
08/07/04
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals

...a monumental waste of your time to see.

Full Review Source: Talking Pictures (U.S.) | comment Comment
08/07/04
Tony Toscano
Tony Toscano
Talking Pictures (U.S.)
N/R

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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
08/07/04
Boston Phoenix
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If movies were kitty litter, Catwoman would be the kind that doesn't absorb very well and fails to clump. And it would be stinky. Really, really stinky.

Full Review Source: Metro Weekly (Washington, DC) | comment Comment
08/06/04
Randy Shulman
Randy Shulman
Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)

So much emphasis is put on style and coolness that good, honest storytelling goes down the drain.

Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | comment Comment
08/03/04
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

Touches on feminist ideals that are all but contradicted by a pair of skimpy leather pants.

Full Review Source: Movie Views | comment Comment
08/02/04
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

As I said, I know most people don't like this flick, but I think it is worth at least catching the matinee.

Full Review Source: 3BlackChicks Review | comment Comment
08/01/04
Kamal  'The Diva' Larsuel
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
3BlackChicks Review

Another story of female empowerment written and directed by guys who think “empowerment” gives a woman the courage to shop from a fetish catalogue.

Full Review Source: Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) | comment Comment
07/30/04
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Obviously, no one involved in this disaster cares anything at all about Catwoman.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
07/30/04
Noah Berlatsky
Noah Berlatsky
Chicago Reader

Dump it off at the Dumb Friends League

Full Review Source: Boulder Weekly | comment Comment
07/30/04
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

It's really painful to watch.

Full Review Source: F5 (Wichita, KS) | comment Comment
07/29/04
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)
 
 
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