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Catch and Release (2007)

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Reviews Counted:130

Fresh:28

Rotten:102

Average Rating:4.5/10

Consensus: A romantic dramedy with boring, stock characters and contrived situations.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sexual content, language and some drug use

Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins

Genre: , Death, Romance, Theatrical Release, Weddings

Theatrical Release:2007-Winter

Box Office: $15,269,668

Synopsis: Screenwriter Susannah Grant makes her directorial debut in this tale of love, loss, and finding new love. Gray Wheeler's (Jennifer Garner) wedding day is not going as planned. Instead of walking... Screenwriter Susannah Grant makes her directorial debut in this tale of love, loss, and finding new love. Gray Wheeler's (Jennifer Garner) wedding day is not going as planned. Instead of walking down the aisle in her wedding gown, she is at the funeral of her fiancé, Grady, following his accidental death on a trip meant to be his bachelor party. To make ends meet, Gray puts her things in storage and moves in with Grady's roommates, levelheaded and attentive Dennis (Sam Jaeger) and quirky yet lovable Sam (Kevin Smith). With childhood friend Fritz (Timothy Olyphant) in from L.A. and crashing on the couch, it's a full house. Inhabiting Grady's old room, Gray soon learns that her fiancé had been keeping some big secrets from her and may not have been the man she thought he was. Perhaps more importantly, she discovers some surprising things about herself, and her ability to heal and love again. Each of the characters in this film has to find a way to survive the devastating loss of a man who held them all together. Garner effectively conveys Gray's heartbreak and confusion without going over the top. As Fritz, Olyphant pulls off the role of the mystery man who is always charming but often misunderstood. Jaeger is earnest and heartfelt as Grady's roommate and business partner. But Smith is the scene-stealer here, with deadpan delivery and great timing as a Celestial Seasonings employee spouting philosophical quotes from the herbal tea company's packaging. Juliette Lewis appears as a sexy, slightly flaky, Californian massage therapist who is also a skeleton in Grady's closet. [More]

Starring: Timothy Olyphant, Jennifer Garner, Juliette Lewis, Kevin Smith

Starring: Timothy Olyphant, Jennifer Garner, Juliette Lewis, Kevin Smith, Sonja Bennett, Yorgo Constantine, Sam Jaeger, Fiona Shaw

Director: Susannah Grant

Director: Susannah Grant
Producer: Jenno Topping
Composer: BT, Tommy Stinson
Studio: Sony Pictures Entertainment

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At times I was entertained; other times, I just scratched my head.

Full Review Source: 3BlackChicks Review | comment Comment
05/07/07
Kamal  'The Diva' Larsuel
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
3BlackChicks Review

Unable to work as a comedy, romance or drama, this film isn't to catch or release. Best to just let this one swim on by.

Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | comment Comment
01/26/07
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

Do you hear that clinking noise? It's the chains of the plot left dangling.

Full Review Source: About.com | comment Comment
01/25/07
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com

The movie takes subject matter that seems depressing and infuses it with humor and warmth.

Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment Comment
02/02/07
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

Kevin Smith has a commanding, affable presence that hints his acting career may surpass his considerable directorial successes. It's a performance that would land an Oscar nomination, if only the film it came from weren't so weak.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
01/25/07
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

Catch & Release? Nah. Try Net & Forget.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
01/25/07
Bill Muller
Bill Muller
Arizona Republic
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A strange fish of a film, Susannah Grant's directorial debut Catch and Release glitters and reeks.

Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment Comment
01/27/07
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

This fish-themed romance flops wildly all over the place, from heavy poignant moments to slapsticky comedy, with a healthy dose of soapy melodrama in between.

Full Review Source: Associated Press | comment Comment
01/26/07
Christy Lemire
Christy Lemire
Associated Press
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[Garner] is moving up the likeability ladder to Sandra Bullock/Julia Roberts levels.

Full Review Source: Atlantic City Weekly | comment Comment
02/21/07
Lori Hoffman
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly

An archetypal date movie with a good heart.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
02/03/07
Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

Jennifer Garner leads an enormously appealing cast as the bride who wore black.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
01/25/07
Scott Tobias
Scott Tobias
AV Club

The film's slight, quirky characters are driven by a soundtrack designed to tell us exactly how to feel. And perhaps that's not such a bad thing--in this case, something had to.

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
05/03/07
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

Juliette Lewis helps break the monotony with a sparkling turn as a ditsy skeleton in the dead fiancé's closet and Kevin Smith spouts a few good zingers as the slacker housemate. Sadly it's not enough to catch and keep hold of your interest.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
03/23/07
Stella Papamichael
Stella Papamichael
BBC

The film's a pleasant enough daydream before it turns all squoodgy at the end.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
01/26/07
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
04/23/09
Peter Keough
Peter Keough
Boston Phoenix

The star of TV's Alias, Garner would have been wise to use a false name.

Full Review Source: Boulder Weekly | comment Comment
01/29/07
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

Like a girl falling for the wrong guy, [writer/director] Grant has fallen for her own inadequate material. Her overstuffed story feels under-explained.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
01/26/07
Mark Keizer
Mark Keizer
Boxoffice Magazine

By the conclusion of the film, Catch and Release transformed itself from a risk-taking romantic comedy with a darkly humorous lining into a stereotypically syrupy outing...

Full Review Source: BrandonFibbs.com | comment Comment
02/28/08
Brandon Fibbs
Brandon Fibbs
BrandonFibbs.com

If anyone could make death a delight, it's Jennifer Garner.

Full Review Source: Can Magazine | comment Comment
01/26/07
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
Can Magazine

Jennifer Garner may possess the hardest working eyebrows in show business, but Kevin Smith gets the acting kudos in this bittersweet romance.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
01/25/07
Andrea Gronvall
Andrea Gronvall
Chicago Reader
 
 
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