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Thu, 08 May 2008

Movie Review: Catch and Release
Title:Catch and Release (2006)
Rating:1/10

The lead female character (played by Jennifer Garner) in the film Catch and Release didn't quite have the wedding she expected. Her fiancé is tragically killed during his bachelor party fishing with his buddies. The film begins (presumably) on her wedding day, but instead of attending her own wedding she must attend to the matters of burying her former fiancé. Overwhelmed with grief, the devastated bride removes herself from the presence of the guests at the wake by hiding upstairs in a bathtub of a bathroom; the curtain drawn around her for privacy. She starts to cry.

Now, you would think that someone would have the good sense to lock the door in such a situation so one could not be intruded upon... specifically by someone that needs to, uh, use the toilet. Because meanwhile, the would-be best man decides the "best" way to mourn his friend is to have casual sex with one of the caterers at the funeral, yes... you guessed it... in the bathroom where Garner's character is hiding. She is disgusted (as anyone would be), but the two eventually hook up despite the fact that he is a dirtbag that lies to her and had been covering up for her deceased fiancé who was cheating on her. It sure sounds like a match made in heaven to me! What follows is an empty movie, devoid of any screenplay or acting that isn't wholly contrived. Most of it actually is pretty offensive.

Summary: This movie is so incredibly stupid from beginning to end that I was surprised to find out it saw any theater time whatsoever.

:: Posted by rus on Thu, 08 May 2008 11:15 pm
:: Filed under /reviews/movies



       

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