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Plot-wise unsurprising, but buoyed by Garner's charm, 27 décembre 2006

Auteur : anhedonia de Planet Earth

I saw "Catch and Release" a couple of months ago, the first screening, writer-director Susannah Grant said, of the final cut. It was a very friendly audience, but watching the movie, I couldn't help but feel Grant could have and should have done better.

The film opens promisingly, teasing us and playing with our expectations as we first see Gray (Jennifer Garner) and the circumstances she finds herself in. However, Grant never quite builds on that initial promise and soon "Catch and Release" meanders into traditional romantic comedy territory, complete with the obligatory playful and lovable sidekick - in this case, Sam (Kevin Smith) - and the friend harboring a romantic secret of his own, Dennis (Sam Jaeger).

The crux of the story is Gray's realization that her life is being turned upside down because of what she finds out about a loved one. And - I'm giving away no secrets here, because it is, after all, a romantic comedy - the blossoming romance between her and Fritz (Timothy Olyphant), who at first is seemingly wrong for her. But wanna guess if that will change?

The star of the film is undoubtedly Garner. Just as she did in "13 Going on 30" (2004), she again takes what should be a pedestrian film and boosts it considerably with her undeniable charm. She has a smile that melts the hardest heart and although "Catch and Release" can never shake its conventions, whenever the film entertains, it's mostly because of Garner. She imbues Gray with a vulnerability that's utterly convincing.

Smartly, Grant also gives Smith - essentially playing himself with cleaner language - the film's funniest lines. They're not anything novel, but it's typical Kevin Smith. She also tags on a romantic interest for Sam. It's no surprise, because Grant cannot break the shackles of the genre for something original. You can see the pairing long before it actually happens on screen.

Juliette Lewis seems an oddity in this film. I've not seen her in a film for years and her character tends to grate a bit. Lewis is a good actress, but she seems to get typecast in these off-kilter roles and there's an unmistakable sense we've seen this performance from her before.

Olyphant plays sleazy well - just watch him in the otherwise-forgettable "The Girl Next Door" (2004). In "Catch and Release," his caddish boor actually is a facade. Turns out, this chap's actually a nice guy. He has to be. After all, he has Gray to win over and Grant's doing this by-the-numbers.

And therein lies the film's problem. Despite Grant's admirable attempt to spin the romantic comedy's meet-cute moment, it's hard to believe Gray would fall for a chap who, for the lack of a better phrase, finds carnal comfort at the most unlikely occasions.

Of course, "Catch and Release" has a certain sweetness about it. How can it not when Garner's so adorable. It's polished, looks good; a cut above, say, the odd independent romcoms that tackle the trials and tribulations, the angst and adoration among a group of good friends. But it offers nothing new and relies on a few too many "movie" moments to elicit laughs. Some of those moments are funny, but you get the impression they're not exactly rooted in any realm of reality. Yet, Grant seems to want to lend her story a sense of reality, one that deals with love, loss and forgiveness.

Grant said when she recut her film, she was forced to excise some of Fritz's back story. It doesn't seem warranted, but there seems to be something missing from Fritz. We know the story's moving to get Gray and Fritz together - this is a freakin' Hollywood studio-produced romantic comedy, after all - but it all seems too orchestrated from the beginning.

Is it too much to ask a Hollywood romantic-comedy writer to be even slightly daring? Hollywood-produced romantic comedies, by their very nature, are predictable. You know going in the girl and the guy will wind up together, so it's the journey that is supposed to thrill us. Maybe even surprise us. Grant, however, chooses the safest, and therefore, least surprising, path. She hits all the points a screen writing guru without an ounce of originality would demand be seen in a romcom script. The only novelty here is that Grant got some attractive, appealing and talented actors for her directorial debut. It is they who keep this extremely conventional story from turning unbearable. Though, even Garner's considerable cuteness cannot salvage the film's ending.

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A dark comedy worth seeing, 3 juin 2006

Auteur : cheryl1947 de Bensalem, PA USA

Kevin Smith was definitely the comic relief in this movie. According to Smith, he claims that he can't act and that's why he plays Silent Bob. I say -- NOT TRUE!!! Kevin Smith was perfect as "Sam" and his acting was very good. Jennifer Garner is always a pleasure to watch. She always plays her characters true to form and this movie was no different. I had a bit of a problem with Timothy Olyphant's character, Fritz. There was definitely something missing from the way he was in the beginning of the film to where we saw him end up. Perhaps Ms. Grant will add a few more scenes to eliminate the confusion. Juliette Lewis was just darling and gave a very convincing performance. This film releases in January 2007 so get ready to have some fun.

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Excellent Date Movie, 24 janvier 2007

Auteur : happycat4242 de Etats-Unis

Not going to lie, this movie totally surpasses expectations. On the surface, it looks like a total chick flick, but it totally delivers for guys too. Lots of laughs and a very realistic and introspective look at coming to terms with the secret lives of the people we love.

Features a brilliant and very likable performance by Kevin Smith as Sam. Relative newcomer Sam Jaeger as Dennis delivers an extremely authentic and sincere performance. Their relationship as best friends offers both witty comic relief and another dimension to the plot. Very enjoyable.

Jennifer Garner is, of course, amazing and beautiful. She gives her character a sense of depth and grace that is really refreshing on screen.

All the boyfriends who get "dragged" to this are going to love it--whether they admit to afterwards or not is a different story.

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Happy accident, 18 mai 2007

Auteur : dianejwright de LA

Why was this movie good? It wasn't supposed to be good. It was supposed to be a piece-of-crap romantic comedy but instead, it's an excellent story in so many complicated, touching, veracious ways. In fact, in coming up with an IMDb score, I tried to think of any one thing that would detract from a perfect movie-watching experience and, can you believe it? I can't.

Who packaged and promoted this film? Were they sleeping during the screenings? From the first second, the quality of story and production was evident. Multi-faceted, varied characters. Nuanced storyline. Fine, fine performances. Beautifully done all around.

Thank you for this happy accident.

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Girl Keeps Making Same Mistake, 27 juin 2007

Auteur : ruthpry de Etats-Unis

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Girl learns that her fiancé of five years has been lying. . .about pretty much everything including having a kid with another woman while they were dating. She freaks out and then hooks up with the only one of his friends who was aware of all of his lies and who admits to walking away anytime a relationship gets serious. . . Oh, and yeah she watched him having sex with a complete stranger on the day of her fiancé's funeral.

Girl finds out that there is also a cute, non-drug using, non-long haired, non-lying, non-drug using, non-sex fiend friend of her fiancé who is in love with her but shuts him down, because. . . women are STUPID???

Of course all is well in the end because the drug smoking hippie sex fiend surfer dude who has relationship and intimacy issues is RICH. YEAH! ALL IS WELL.

P...L...E...A...S...E!!!!! Women are NOT that STUPID!!

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Love, loss and friendship - beautifully portrayed, 26 décembre 2006
Auteur : kuchynata de Texas

The opening scene of C&R could have been me when my best friend died. Susannah Grant (and Jennifer Garner with her tremendous acting) has put a touching visual to that permanent loss of a loved one. The coming together of these friends, each mourning in their own way and trying to figure out how to move forward, is captured with humor and at times is sadly haunting. Each character looks for a way to stay connected, despite their loss. The use of periods of silence with the camera hanging on an actor's face is effective in communicating all the subtext involved in love, loss and friendship. Although it was easy for me to connect to each character, it may not be so for everyone. There are draws in this movie for everyone, however. Kevin Smith is wonderfully funny. Timothy Olyphant is beautiful to watch and Ms. Grant has used his beauty (and his fantastically revealing facial expressions) to the film's advantage. Jennifer Garner is . . . Jennifer Garner. She's fabulous. I loved this movie and can't wait to see it again.

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Awesome Film - Light & Funny!, 16 janvier 2007

Auteur : dark_godess24 de Canada

Despite being quite predictable, "Catch & Release" manages to be one of the most enjoyable films so far this year. It is by no means amazing, but it will no doubt ensure that you leave the theaters with a smile on your face.

Jennifer Garner is perfectly cast as Grey, a woman who loose her fiancé just days before the wedding. As she grieves, she learns several surprising facts regarding her old lover's past - all of which will keep you entertained. Juliette Lewis and Kevin Smith guest star, both as enjoyable (and sometimes hilarious!) characters, that will keep the audience hooked.

All-in-all, "Catch & Release" is a quick-paced, light-hearted, romantic comedy, which chronicles love, loss, and finding love again. HIGHLY recommended!

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Worst. Movie. Ever., 8 mai 2007

Auteur : new__bird de Etats-Unis

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This is probably the worst movie I've seen in a very, very long time. Now, I didn't watch Little Man, but I'm just gonna go ahead and say this is worse. I cannot even begin to go into intellectual detail about why it is so bad because there is nothing deep/meaningful/entertaining/well written/understandable about the entire film. It is a series of pointless events followed by a moral-less end.

Jennifer Garner's character has such a lack of personality that they made her "talk a lot when shes nervous" so that she seemed more human and less like a robot. That is the only thing she does in the whole movie that gives her personality, otherwise she is pouting like a duck the whole time. Oh wait, that is her face.

Sam Jaeger is totally pointless to the whole movie. He is pretty much just there, and then one time he sensuously touches Jennifer Garner's back, and right then we just know that he's in love with her. Nevermind actually giving us insight into why he loves her. Maybe he just loves her back. Then after not doing crap the whole film, he declares his love for her near the end and we, the viewer, physically cannot care because we don't know either of these characters.

Timothy Olyphant is stupid. He does nothing the whole film that would make me think, "No wonder Jennifer Garner "makes love" to him right after her fiancé dies." He constantly has this look of mild retardation on his face, which worked for Johnny Knoxville in The Ringer but for different reasons. He also looks like Barry Watson and Josh Duhamel had a baby. That is not a compliment.

Juliette Lewis did the best she could for the role given. She actually had some personality, and even though she was playing a "promiscuous woman", she worked with it. However, the majority of her scenes were nonsensical. Why would Jennifer Garner's Dead Fiancé's Friends-Who-Are-In-Love-With-Her invite this woman over to their home...with her really annoying child...and play house with her? Also, how did she afford a PSP for her son if she can't even afford anything more than street walker clothes? These questions will never be answered.

Kevin Smith truly makes me sad. I can only imagine he did this movie as some favor to Ben Affleck's wife. He does his role fine, but he is totally out of place in the film. He is witty and likable, unlike the rest of the cast, and sticks out like a sore thumb. Instead of making the movie more bearable, he just made me confused as to whether or not I still respected him for stooping to this level.

I think that's about it. Don't watch this movie.

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The longer you watch, the worse it gets, 26 janvier 2007

Auteur : lotekguy-1 de st. louis, mo

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Jennifer Garner's fiancé is killed in an accident just before their wedding in idyllic Boulder, Colorado. He was an outdoorsy dude who ran a fly-fishing shop with one of his three pals (Sam Jaeger), who lived with a boozy, Zennish herbal tea peddler (Kevin Smith); the last of the gang, Timothy Olyphant, embodies the most shallow and lascivious of his current home, Malibu. He's the one who mourns by boinking a caterer in the upstairs bathroom after the funeral.

After their six-year relationship ends as it did, Garner is sympathetically devastated ...for a while. Then this faint echo of The Big Chill disintegrates into soapy nonsense. Her late almost-hubby fathered a child in California he'd never mentioned, while sending monthly checks from a large account she never knew was part of the package. One pal 'fesses up to the huge crush he's always harbored for Garner, silently agonizing over her naive devotion to an undeserving philanderer. The "other woman" (Juliette Lewis, riffing as a sexy, New Agey flake with no apparent effort) and their kid show up. Things get worse, as Garner learns more about the timing and other details of his secret life. She finds solace and more from an unlikely source - all in about the same time it takes for rigor mortis to set in on the stiff who stiffed her.

The more the cast members talk and act, the more alienating they become. Within an hour - if not sooner - the generally engaging Garner and her circle grow tiresome, or worse. Smith, who's mainly there for comic relief, is the least annoying of the lot. But he's just circling the margins, playing it like Jack Black on Prozac. Nothing that happens makes sense, or justifies ongoing empathy with the characters. The splendor of Colorado's pastoral summer scenery is polluted by the plot. If the EPA had required an Environmental Impact study, they might have stopped the production. Another casualty of governmental cutbacks and overworked agencies.

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Lovely in every way, 31 janvier 2007

Auteur : Danielle de Syracuse, NY

I have seen so many clunky romantic comedies, where characters behave in ridiculous, unrealistic ways, so I was very pleasantly surprised by this movie. Sure, the characters are somewhat stereotypical and certainly much that happens is predictable, but in this case I don't think the film is harmed at all. There are many charming moments, plenty of humor, and most refreshing, a general air of goodwill that I especially needed after sitting through the HEAVY and mostly grim award-fodder that came out at the end of the year. The leads (Jennifer Garner and Timothy Olyphant) are easy on the eyes and both give fine performances. And, most importantly, I was genuinely rooting for them to get together, which is the raison d'etre of all romantic pairings in this type of movie. The supporting cast, especially Kevin Smith, were icing on an already tasty confection, and the Boulder, Colorado locations were an added delight. If you prefer Ingmar Bergman, stay away, but if you're a fan of the genre, you won't be disappointed.

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