Catwoman (2004)

User Rating:

3.2/10   

Director:

Pitof

Writers (WGA):

Bob Kane (characters)
Theresa Rebeck (story) ...

Release Date:

23 July 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Fantasy

Tagline:

CATch Her In IMAX

Plot:

A shy woman, endowed with the speed, reflexes, and senses of a cat, walks a thin line between criminal and hero, even as a detective doggedly pursues her, fascinated by both of her personas.

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Fall Down Stairs | Good Versus Evil | Ass | One Word Title

Awards:

5 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Halle Berry	...	Patience Phillips - Catwoman
Benjamin Bratt	...	Tom Lone
Sharon Stone	...	Laurel Hedare
Lambert Wilson	...	George Hedare
Frances Conroy	...	Ophelia
Alex Borstein	...	Sally
Michael Massee	...	Armando
Byron Mann	...	Wesley
Kim Smith	...	Drina
Christopher Heyerdahl	...	Rocker
Peter Wingfield	...	Dr. Ivan Slavicky
Berend McKenzie	...	Lance
Chase Nelson-Murray	...	Kid #1
Manny Petruzzelli	...	Kid #2
Harley Reiner	...	Kid #3

Also Known As:

Untitled 'Batman Returns' Spin-off (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for action violence and some sensuality.

Runtime:

104 min | Canada:87 min (Ontario)

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:10 (original rating) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Malaysia:U | USA:PG-13 (No. 41022) | Japan:U | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:10 | Chile:TE | Finland:K-11 | Ireland:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Philippines:G | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A | Germany:12 | Canada:PG (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

4th Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

The film was originally planned to be released in IMAX format (using IMAX DMR technology) but was cancelled because Warner Bros. decided that visual effects delays did not give IMAX enough time to re-master the film for release on 23 July 2004. The promotional title "Catwoman: The IMAX Experience" was to be used along with the tagline "CATch Her in IMAX" on posters. The decision to cancel the IMAX release was announced 30 June 2004.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Patience is carrying her boxes after being fired she is not wearing her red sweater. In the shot after she hisses at the dogs, she is wearing it again.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Catwoman: [voiceover] It all started on the day that I died. If there had been an obituary, it would have described the unremarkable life of an unremarkable woman, survived by no one. But there was no obituary, because the day that I died was also the day I started to live. But that comes later. This was my life. Days blended together, consistently ordinary, thanks to a job that was the practical version of my passion. I was supposed to be an artist by now. Instead, I was designing ads for beauty cream.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Superhero Movie (2008)

Soundtrack:

Same Direction

What did people expect?

I had such low expectations for this and was pleasantly surprised. I saw it in previews and I have to say that it's sexy summer fun... nothing more nothing less. It's certainly not a classic but its not Gigli material either. I enjoyed the bitchy one-liners, seeing Halle in THAT suit, the cool visuals, the funky soundtrack, Alex Borstein as Halle's friend, the chemistry between Halle and Benjamin Bratt. I really hate the way people are bashing it...... it is a pretty standard Hollywood flic which is beautiful to watch, I love the atmosphere, and its certainly worth seeing and enjoying, if only to prove the intellectual snobs wrong. Sure its undoubtedly flawed(cringeworthy dialogue surfaces once or twice, the crazy direction during fight scenes) what exactly did people expect? It's fun and sexy.......... I'm giving it an A+ just to annoy some people..... peace