I AM HALLE BERRY
I really don't understand why anybody wouldn't want to see this movie.
It's certainly as sexy and over-the-top as a potential comic book franchise has ever been, anyway.
That being said, I'm gonna talk about the casting. Because it's seriously amazing.
Sharon Stone lands her best role in nearly a decade as stone-cold vixen Laurel Hedare, co-head of the aforementioned evil cosmetic company preparing to unleash massive skin trauma to innocent civilians of this nation. Why the woman who skyrocketed to fame as the devilishly sexy serial murderer Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct has, until now, strayed away from these stone-cold vixen roles she was clearly built for is beyond me. I guess she's been working on an Academy Award. Whatever her deal, hopefully this role is indication of her future career path, as she is absolutely flawless here.
Benjamin Bratt is perfect as the blandly rugged, yet adorable cop that suspects there's something a little off about his new girlfriend. (Like her pupils, perhaps?)
And, of course, there's Halle Berry. If I am to list one single reason you should see this movie, it is for Halle Berry. She's cute, she's hot, she's unbearably sexy. Badass as she wants to be. She finally gets the action franchise lead here she's deserved for years, and what a role for her to get. No other actress is Hollywood could hope even to pull off that costume, no less the whole Catwoman persona, and Halle Berry nails it like it's that evil cosmetic company's coffin. The concept is great, but the command Halle Berry takes to the role makes the movie.
That's not to say the action sequences themselves aren't thrilling. Particularly inspired is the climatic, hand-to-hand battle itself. Catwoman vs. Sharon Stone. You could not ask for a better match than this. It is the ultimate catfight (I'd apologize for the pun if it weren't so entirely unavoidable,) and it is certainly a no-holds-barred knock-down, drag-out one to the finish.
Catwoman promises action with a sexy twist, and Catwoman delivers action with a sexy twist.
If the movie has one major letdown, it is, sadly, the dialogue. I can't remember a single line from this movie. Where are the juicy one-liners? Where are all those cat-related double entendres that seemed so unavoidable? Ok, there are plenty of cat-related double entendres, but I need more. MORE! But...in the end, it is still an action movie. Unmemorable dialogue? Not the hugest surprise.
Regardless, Catwoman remains a delightfully ridiculous ride for the full run of the movie, and its sheer playfulness is enough to keep it far more than satisfying.
If the catnip scene doesn't leave you with a smile on your face, you are dead inside.
While this movie isn't quite the solid 10 I had hoped for, it still walks away with my Heather Locklear seal of approval.
Now let's hope it does well enough for a more thoughtfully scripted sequel because...add a little more juice and we could have the greatest comic book movie ever on our hands.
(later they make it)
(later they make it)
(later they make it ... really)
