Catwoman Movie Review 2004

Halle Berry is Patience Phillips, an artist in the ad department of a cosmetics company who overhears a discussion about side effects of their newest product. Soon she and the scientist who discovered the problem are disposed of. Luckily, a few cats are around to revive our heroine and dress her in a tight leather catsuit to take her revenge. Unfortunately, Berry's talents and wardrobe are not enough to carry a movie that, while it will undoubtedly have an extended shelf-life as a camp classic, is a mess. Director Pitof saturates every frame with his presence and revels in drawing attention to flamboyant visuals and frenetic editing rather than focusing on characterization or good, old-fashioned storytelling. Wooden characters and a laughable storyline make this arguably one of the worst comic book adaptations ever made.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 91 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adapted from Comics, Cats, Adventure Drama, Super Heroes, Corporate Shenanigans, Police Detectives, Metamorphosis

Screenplay

John Brancato, Michael Ferris, John Rogers

Cast

Halle Berry, Sharon Stone, Benjamin Bratt, Lambert Wilson, Alex Borstein, John Cassini, Frances Conroy, Byron Mann, Michael Massee, Kim Smith, Chris Heyerdahl, Peter Wingfield

Cinematography

Thierry Arbogast

Director

Pitof

Music

Klaus Badelt

Other

Rob Young, Dawn Soler, Sylvie Landra, Shepherd Frankel, Dan Hermansen, Angus Strathie, Bill Brzeski, Don MacAulay

Producer

Denise Di Novi, Edward L. McDonnell, Di Novi Pictures, Warner Bros.

Awards

Golden Raspberries 2004: Worst Picture, Worst Actress (Berry), Worst Director (Pitof), Worst Screenplay.