Catwoman (DVD)

Reviews

"CATWOMAN" by Micky B - 3 July 2014

<i>Catwoman</i> is no stranger to <i>Batman</i> followers, in which she seems more intent on providing merely a love interest rather than being a crime fighter per se. In this movie, however, she is made out to be a blend of Spider Man, Batman, Zorro, Wonder Woman, and even Thomasina among others. However, it is still very entertaining live-action/comic bosk stuff, and one wonders why it was given a “PG-13) censorship rating! The whole family should be entitled to watch this one. To outline the story: Patience Phillips (a wonderful performance by Halle Berry) works for a cosmetics company that is about to introduce a new skin cream called Beau-Line, that the firm maintains will reverse the effects of aging. However, as Patience visits the factory where it is being manufactured, she overhears a discussion between the scientist, Dr. Ivan Slavicky (Peter Wingfield), and Laurel Hedare (Sharon Stone), the wife of company owner George Hedare (Lambert Wilson); speaking about the dangerous side effects from continued use of the product. Laurel's guards discover Patience and are ordered to dispose of her. By saving a stray cat that is stuck on a high balcony, Patience is “rewarded” with a life of being a catlike human...during which she seeks revenge on those who had “put her down” while stll a complete human. Sharon Stone is absolutely wonderful as Laurel, the villainess; while her screen husband (Lambert Wilson) is also a wonderful man to dislike. Note that this is actually a <i>four-star</i> film; but spoiled with acrobatic scenes that go on for too long, and the “rescued” cat, which is obviously not a real feline, as it moves in jerks, rather than with a a smooth slink!