Catwoman (Widescreen Edition)
Year: 2004
Length: 104 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Rating from : PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
UPC for dvd: 012569694392
ID in Amazon.com: B0006L0LOS
In what was repeatedly called one of the worst movies of 2004, this review is after a recent rewatching on cable of this Spectorqular gem. Quick synopsis:
Halle Berry dies, magic cat revives her. Sharon Stone is evil but strangely her skin has become “stone” -like (as is her performance). Anyway, Halle Berry finds a rubber suit and a whip and then has to open a tender vittles can sized of whoop-ass on Sharon Stone. Somehow Benjamin Bratt works in as a love interest. I think the Mom from Six Feet Under plays some sort of Cat-Resurrection mentor too.
Halle Berry really worked out to look good in the cat suit and she does. However that couldn’t save the movie from lines such as “You just went Shaquille on his ass”.
If this comes on cable, it is not be missed.
What to watch for:
- Halle Berry facing off Benjamin Bratt in a game of one-on-one (actual basketball no double meaning intended).
- Halle Berry getting breathed to life by one of the worst CGI creatures of all time (a cat). I mean you can’t train a cat to walk on a woman’s chest?
- CGI Halle Berry running around the city.
- Sharon Stone delivering one of the least compelling performances in the history of cinema, then shattering in the end as if some kind of delicious metaphor of her marble-like acting abilities.
One Comment
I saw this movie a while ago, and other than the awful CG, the one thing I remember was the scene where the cat breathed life into her was a rip off of the little troll stealing the life out of the little girl in Cat’s Eye.
You know you’re in trouble when you’ve got Halle Berry running around in a skimpy leather outfit, and the most memorable scene in the movie was inspired by some crappy 80s horror flick.
Aye Carumba!