Cat Woman
Just when you think there are enough catwomen, here come Halle Berry as the latest incarnation of the slinky, sexy, part hero part criminal that is Cat Woman circa. 2004. In the recent vein of cat women, a fall from great heights is followed by a supernatural transfer of powers from a cat to the recently deceased, soon-to-be heroine. Interestingly, she has a different name from previous incarnations of the Cat Woman, this time her name is Patience Phillips. The movie seems to have strayed from the idea that there has only ever been one such being to creating a line of cat women throughout the ages stretching back to ancient Egypt.
This is a typical supernatural being created by bad people, then getting revenge on the bad people. Patience develops a catlike swagger that some might call excessive hip shaking, but no one’s complaining around here. She finds herself unable to decipher whether she is good or evil, seeming to only be able to be clear about the revenge that she must seek against those who killed her. In the end, like so many comic book characters she is resigned to a life of lonliness and love lost.
The DVD was loaded with extra features that were at times more interesting than the movie itself and definately worth watching.
In the 3 to 13 age crowd it was a real hit.
