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"Catwoman" is the story of shy, sensitive artist Patience Philips (Halle Berry), a woman who can't seem to stop apologizing for her own existence. She works as a graphic designer 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 finds herself in the middle of a corporate conspiracy. What happens next changes Patience forever.

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

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David Stratton

At the Movies (Australia)

Bereft of excitement and with action scenes similar to those we've seen a dozen times before, this is a very poor effort indeed.

Rated: 1/5

Jun 29, 2015

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Andrea Gronvall

Chicago Reader

The screenplay's a hodgepodge of witchcraft, ancient Egyptian lore, pulp feminism, and a dash of S&M.

May 3, 2014

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Joe Morgenstern

Wall Street Journal

Catwoman's director, a visual-effects specialist named Pitof, is not contained by the rules of filmmaking. Scenes that make sense? Nonsense. Characters with inner lives? Utterly passe.

May 2, 2014

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Brian Gill

Mad About Movies Podcast

I love(d) basketball more than anything in the world until I watched the basketball scene in Catwoman. Now I hate basketball.

Rated: F

Sep 2, 2020

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Catwoman - makes me want to go me-ooooooooowwwwwwwwww. It can't slink from theatres fast enough for me.

Nov 7, 2019

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Andrea Thompson

The Spool

If there was ever a movie capable of stopping years of progress in its tracks, this would be the one.

Jul 29, 2019

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César S OMG! This is horrible and we have good actors on it Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/29/24 Full Review Nick R An absolute disaster on every front. Awful action, terrible characters, a ridiculously horrible plot, and terrible direction. It completely ignores all references to the comics to the point where even her name is different. Halle Berry is a great talent, and this movie (if you can even call it that) completely dishonors her. As far as bad superhero movies go, this is the bottom of the barrel. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/13/24 Full Review Birithivy Y Catwoman - 1/10. Halle Berry is a legend. So is Sharon Stone. So how messed up does a movie have to be to make you feel their talents have been wasted? Really bad, and Catwoman is an extremely bad movie. Mind you, Berry does her damn hardest to try and salvage this wreck of a movie. But by god is this movie horrible. And I’m not talking about bad in a sense of “so bad its good.” I’m talking scorch of the earth, landfill worthy production. This is a laughably horrible production and it just makes you feel the plight of the viewer. I remember seeing it and everyone just feeling like it was a waste of that amount of time in our day. Jesus, I hope I never see another adaptation like this again. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/27/24 Full Review magdy e Critics have consistently criticized Catwoman (2004), but particularly Halle Berry's portrayal remains a memorable piece of work in its own right. While no one expected anything to surpass Michelle Pfeiffer's nuanced performance at that time, Berry brought her own distinctive charm to the role, blending her charisma and laid-back presence to create a Catwoman that left a lasting impression. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/11/24 Full Review malika h I really I enjoyed it. I find nothing objectionable about the film. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/11/24 Full Review Måns P This movie is extraordinary, showing us the true icon of what a 'Catwoman' should be. Halle Berry did an perfect job and left many queer people satisfied with her perfomance. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/23/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Pitof Director Halle Berry Patience Philips Benjamin Bratt Tom Lone Sharon Stone Laurel Hedare Lambert Wilson George Hedare Frances Conroy Ophelia Powers

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HALLE BERRY as Patience Philips in Warner Bros. Pictures' action adventure "Catwoman."

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Synopsis "Catwoman" is the story of shy, sensitive artist Patience Philips (Halle Berry), a woman who can't seem to stop apologizing for her own existence. She works as a graphic designer 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 finds herself in the middle of a corporate conspiracy. What happens next changes Patience forever.

Director: Pitof
Producer: Edward L. McDonnell, Denise Di Novi
Screenwriter: John Rogers, Michael Ferris, John D. Brancato
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Brothers, Village Roadshow Prod.
Rating: PG-13 (Violence|Some Sensuality)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 19, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 28, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $40.2M
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)