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Catwoman (2004)

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Reviews Counted:38

Fresh:4

Rotten:34

Average Rating:3.3/10

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

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for action violence and some sensuality

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:Jul 23, 2004 Wide

Box Office: $40,173,429

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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  • Catwoman is the story of meek, mild-mannered artist Patience Philips, who works for Hedare Beauty, a mammoth cosmetics company on the verge of releasing a revolutionary anti-aging product. When Patience inadvertently happens upon a dark secret her employer is hiding, she is attacked and killed. But Patience is given a second chance - a second life in which someone not quite human resides. Someone with the strength, speed, agility and ultra-keen senses of a cat. With her newfound power, Patience becomes Catwoman, and sets out to stop Hedare's callous plan to unleash an appallingly dangerous product into the world.
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    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
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    When is a cat a dog? When it's Catwoman.

    Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | comment Comment
    07/29/04
    Richard Corliss
    Richard Corliss
    TIME Magazine
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    The kind of movie that almost guarantees the loss of a few I.Q. points.

    Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
    07/29/04
    Rex Reed
    Rex Reed
    New York Observer
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    This is barely a film -- it's more like a music video-slash- TV-commercial- slash-computer game.

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    07/26/04
    Richard Roeper
    Richard Roeper
    Ebert & Roeper
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    Instead of basking in the considerable charms Berry has to offer, the director, Pitof ... treats them like accessories to the picture's flashy, senseless cutting and overused special effects.

    Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
    07/24/04
    Stephanie Zacharek
    Stephanie Zacharek
    Salon.com
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    Catwoman is dragged down by a paper-thin story, the predictable number of fight scenes executed at equally predictable intervals and stock, unmemorable characters.

    Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
    07/23/04
    Ann Hornaday
    Ann Hornaday
    Washington Post
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    Get out the kitty litter.

    Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
    07/23/04
    Peter Goddard
    Peter Goddard
    Toronto Star
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    An odd, idiosyncratic movie -- dark in look and dark in spirit -- that plays as a kind of pop culture investigation into the meaning of feminism and the options open to women in the modern world.

    Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
    07/23/04
    Mick LaSalle
    Mick LaSalle
    San Francisco Chronicle
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    A clawless cross-breed of comic book movie cliches.

    Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment Comment
    07/23/04
    Lisa Rose
    Lisa Rose
    Newark Star-Ledger
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    Catwoman is fully as terrible as you guessed it might be.

    Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
    07/23/04
    Tom Long
    Tom Long
    Detroit News
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    Catwoman isn't really bad enough to be one of those awful movies we can't resist, nor is it incompetent enough to be the female Daredevil.

    Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment 2 Comments
    07/23/04
    Terry Lawson
    Terry Lawson
    Detroit Free Press
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    Over-the-top and mostly preposterous, Catwoman just might be the Mommie Dearest of comic-book-based movies.

    Full Review Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News | comment Comment
    07/23/04
    Robert Denerstein
    Robert Denerstein
    Denver Rocky Mountain News
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    [A] laughable disaster.

    Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
    07/23/04
    Lisa Kennedy
    Lisa Kennedy
    Denver Post
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    Watching [Halle Berry] run around in that getup I felt embarrassed, the way I do for people who put on makeup before climbing a StairMaster -- it's too much.

    Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
    07/23/04
    Wesley Morris
    Wesley Morris
    Boston Globe
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    This wretched film is nothing but an excuse to show [Halle Berry] wearing that skimpy leather suit.

    Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
    07/23/04
    Bill Muller
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    Arizona Republic
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    Every odorous frame before and after [the 'outfit'] can be safely consigned to the litter box.

    Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
    07/23/04
    Rick Groen
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    Tired and dated.

    Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
    07/23/04
    Roger Ebert
    Roger Ebert
    Chicago Sun-Times
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    Silly and misfired.

    Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
    07/22/04
    Desson Thomson
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    Washington Post
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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.

    Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
    07/22/04
    David Rooney
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    Variety
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    The screenplay is flat and predictable, and bad dialogue prevails.

    Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
    07/22/04
    Claudia Puig
    Claudia Puig
    USA Today
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