Purely Joyful Movie!

Good start, but then it gets ruined

To all those who have watched it: I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

I understand why people hate this movie. Mostly due to Halle Berry's representation as Catwoman, different characters, different storyline from the Batman comic books, and the overtly sexual Catwoman costume. But to be honest, I actually liked it a lot. I watched this movie about 10 times and never got tired of it. Even though it's definitely not one of the best DC movies out there, it's definitely worth watching in my opinion.

(Flash Review)Apologies to Michelle Pfeiffer as this movie is a huge wart on the legacy of the character she brilliantly breathed life into. The goal of this movie must just have been to get Halle Berry and Sharon Stone to battle in eye catching outfits as the core story was crap and shallow with zero tension and no intrigue. With a similar core character plot as Catwoman in Batman, she has a mean boss, dies and comes back to life with goofy cat instincts. The CGI animation of her leaping about as a cat is burst out loud laughing terrible and for me the wrong tone as it took me out of whatever atmosphere they failed at generating. The evil plot point is about a dangerous skin care product with corporate greed at the center. Feel free to watch if you are in the mood for terrible dialog, comical CGI and shallow film making.

Usually the rating on IMDb is a good guide to a film. Not in this case. I rated the film 8 most probably is a 7 but I wanted to boost the average. I had the film on in the background as background noise but I stopped using my PC and watched the film. It got and kept my attention. All films are easy to pick holes in but if you sit back and go with the flow you will enjoy this film.

I really don't think half of the people who ripped it to shreds actually saw the film. The best thing about the film is the visual effects, I mean WOW! Great job. I've never seen anything like the effects here. Halle Berry does a good job at portraying the dual character of Patience Phillips (shy, coy, a bit of a push over) and Catwoman (strong, confident, focused). I don't see any actress who could've done better. The story line is less good. I liked the details about the "Catwomen" through history though.Sharon stone was campy but still great to watch.The action/fight sequences are really good too. Very nicely choreographed. The Catwoman costume was cheesy and I actually "purr-fered" her black leather motorcycle outfit.Cheesy/campy stuff you may enjoy on a slow afternoon when there is nothing better to watch, but NOT as bad as some would lead you to believe.