After winning the Best Actress Academy Award for her amazing performance in Monster's Ball (2001), Halle Berry pretty much had her pick of roles. In what some consider a disastrous career move, she chose Catwoman (2004), a poorly received movie based on the DC Comics character. The film is often listed amongst the "worst movies ever made", but that isn't an entirely fair judgment. Catwoman is not nearly as bad a film as it is made out to be. It has some interesting story elements, particularly the anti-aging beauty company parts, likely inspired by Roger Corman's 1953 B Movie, The Wasp Woman. All in all, the major failures of Catwoman are two in number: 1) Bad casting. Halle Berry is a good actress, but her personality was not even remotely suited to the role. 2) Overuse of bad CGI effects. They should've kept it simple, but couldn't resist using computer generated effects (poorly), giving some scenes the unpolished look of a video game. .
Patience Phillips (Halle Berry) is a graphic designer at a cosmetics company...
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| Catwoman: Halle Berry |
When she learns the secret behind the company's new anti-aging cream (that it is hazardous, addictive and potentially fatal), her boss, the company's co-owner and spokesmodel (Sharon Stone), has her killed. Some friendly felines, and one Egyptian cat in particular, breathe new life into Patience's body...
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| Catwoman: Halle Berry |
She is born again as Catwoman...
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| Catwoman: Halle Berry |
She stops burglars... and seeks revenge...
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| Catwoman: Halle Berry |
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| Catwoman: Halle Berry |
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| Catwoman: Halle Berry |
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| Catwoman: Halle Berry |
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| Catwoman: Halle Berry |
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| Catwoman: Halle Berry |
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| Catwoman: Halle Berry |
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| Catwoman: Halle Berry |
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| Catwoman: Sharon Stone and Halle Berry |
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| Catwoman: Halle Berry |
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| Catwoman: Sharon Stone and Halle Berry |
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| Catwoman: Halle Berry |
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| Catwoman: Sharon Stone |
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| Catwoman: Halle Berry |
all this culminating with a showdown with her nemesis, the woman who killed her...
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| Catwoman: Sharon Stone and Halle Berry |
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| Catwoman: Halle Berry |
