By Robert Sims, Special to Hollywood.com
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Thursday, August 14, 2008
4. Catwoman (1 star)
Year of Release: 2004
U.S. Box Office Gross: $40.2 million
Reported Budget: $100 million
The Reassessment: This fur ball isn’t as terrible as Batman and Robin, but only by a whisker. Halle Berry’s Catwoman is a good girl, which unfortunately makes her quite monotonous compared to Batman Return’s conflicted feline seductress. At least Berry’s done the super heroine thing before, so she can kick butt. Too bad Sharon Stone makes for an unworthy adversary. Dressed in leather, with whip in hand, Berry looks more of an S&M dominatrix than a crime fighter. And her constant purring, licking and scratching is silly and embarrassing. Maybe Catwoman would have turned out better had director Pitof settled on a consistent tone. It’s not campy enough to be a guilty pleasure, but it’s too stupid to be taken seriously. In the process, he wastes Catwoman’s nine lives in one go.
Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.