Catwoman, 2004, Halle Berry, Benjamin Bratt, Sharon Stone
Catwoman is a 2004 film directed by Pitof and released by Warner Brothers on July 23, 2004. It is based off the comic character Catwoman. The movie was adapted by John D. Brancato, Michael Ferris, and John Rogers from a story by Theresa Rebeck, Brancato, and Ferris. The film stars Halle Berry, Sharon Stone, Benjamin Bratt, Lambert Wilson, Frances Conroy, and Alex Borstein. It was poorly received by critics and moviegoers.
Before the film was released, perplexities were raised by the notion that the protagonist would be a woman with feline superpowers, whereas in most adaptations Catwoman is a highly trained but normal woman fond of cat-themed theatrics, with no superhuman powers. The debate subsided when it was learned that the character played by Berry would not be Selina Kyle, the original Catwoman from the comics, but an entirely new one, named Patience Phillips. Perplexity remained over the similarities between the new character's origins and that of another comic book character, The Crow (also adapted into a film version).
Catwoman was poorly received, both critically and at the box office. The film appeared on the list of Roger Ebert's most hated films. He criticized the filmakers for giving little thought to providing Berry "with a strong character, story, supporting characters or action sequences.", but his primary criticism came from the failure of the film to give the audience a sense of what her character experienced as she was transformed into Catwoman.
This film received seven Golden Raspberry nominations in 2005. It "won" in the categories of Worst Picture, Worst Actress, Worst Director, and Worst Screenplay. Halle Berry accepted the award for Worst Actress personally, apologizing for the film, and speaking frankly in interviews about her views regarding problems with the film.
Aaron McGruder's The Boondocks ran a series of comic strips in which Riley is punished by being forced to watch Catwoman. He subsequently campaigns to have being forced to watch Catwoman considered to be a form of child abuse.
MSN Movies ranks Catwoman as the third worst superhero movie to date, behind Batman & Robin and Daredevil.
Rotten Tomatoes give it a 9% freshness rate. It is also on the worst 100 reviews ever. it ranked #100.Wikipedia
