A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago

FAR FROM PURR-FECT: Not to turn into Rotten Tomatoes here (though that's maybe not a bad idea in light of its recent acquisition), but we simply must share certain bon mots about Oscar-winner Halle Berry's new flick, the pre-ordained disaster "Catwoman."

So what does Mark Holcomb of The Village Voice have to say about it?

This plodding, by-the-numbers superhero flick has all the feline grace of a walleyed mastiff.

And EW's Owen Gliberman?

A third-rate spectacle that's been worked over by too many hacks.

Perhaps the topper? A.O. Scott's opening line in The New York Times (which, somewhat bizarrely, reviews today):

"Catwoman," which opens tomorrow nationwide, achieves something I would not have thought possible. It made me think back fondly on "Garfield."

Scott doesn't have anything nice to say about Berry's performance in the movie, either:

She overacts Patience's flaky timidity and then, to compensate, overdoes Catwoman's suave self-confidence, swinging her hips and pushing out her lips as if she were trying to attract the amorous attentions of Pepe le Pew.

I think it's safe to say that I'll be passing on this one this weekend, though my sister, who actually saw "Gigli" in a theatre, might want to go with this one.