Film

Catwoman

Name: Catwoman
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Crime
Released: 2004
Cast: Halle Berry, Benjamin Bratt, Sharon Stone, Lambert Wilson, Frances Conroy

A graphic designer gains feline superpowers and becomes a vigilante in this wildly ambitious superhero origin story. It reaches for camp excess but lands in bemused confusion—full of energy and practical stunts, but narratively fractured. For people who love watching huge swings miss the mark, or who find genuine charm in earnest B-movie chaos.

TMDb rating

2.3

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