CATWOMAN director gives his reaction to the film’s scathing reviews 20 years later

The 2004 DC movie Catwoman It was not well received by fans or critics. This movie was completely panned by a lot of people, the reviews were pretty bad.

I mean, it’s not a good movie, and it feels like one of those movies that could have been great with the right creative team behind it, but is ultimately unwatchable and a waste of money, talent, and resources.

Famous film critic Roger Ebert famously placed the film on his most hated list and singled out the film’s director, Pitof, saying:

“The director, whose name is Pitof, was probably given two names at birth and would do well to use the other one in his next project.”

Yeah, it’s pretty harsh, but I also find it hilarious. During an interview with CinemaBlend, Pitof wondered if he would ever reach out to the critics who tore Catwoman to pieces and responded:

“Yes. I would have liked to do that. But you know, when you’re up against a wall like that, what can you do? Nothing.

“I mean, being violent means nothing. It’s useless. They punch you in the face, they punch you in the stomach, and there’s nothing you can do except, you know, be strong.”

The film’s star Halle Berry even threw trash at the movie in her famous Razzie acceptance speech. Although, lately, she’s been speaking a little more fondly about the whole experience.

She said recently: “What I’m happy about is that… kids have now found it on the Internet. Kids love it. So it’s so validating because now they’re like, ‘This is cool,’ and ‘What the hell was everyone’s problem with this?’ So, they’re like, ‘Now I’m such a brat.'”

Speaking about Berry and how the negative reviews affected her, she said, “It’s unfair to her, it’s unfair to the movie, it’s unfair to everybody. Because when you put so much passion into telling something, and then people are after you and giving you the fighting words and all that, that’s undeserved, I mean, obviously. It’s obvious to me. I agree.”

Barry also went on to explain, “I thought it was a failure of Halle Berry, but I didn’t do it alone. All these years, I carried it with me. I didn’t love [the backlash]As a woman of color, I am used to carrying negativity around, to fighting, to being a fish swimming against the current alone.

“I’m used to challenging stereotypes and finding a way out of nowhere… It didn’t derail me because I’ve been fighting as a black woman my whole life. A little bit of bad publicity about a movie? I didn’t love it, but it wasn’t going to stop my world or derail me from doing what I love to do.”

She went on to share what she hated about the whole thing: “I hated that this was forced on me, and I hate that, to this day, it’s still a failure of mine. I know I can handle it.

“I still have a career 20 years later. It’s just part of my story. That’s okay, and I’ve brought other failures and successes with me. People have opinions, and sometimes they’re stronger than others. You just have to keep moving forward.”

This is a movie that I have not learned to appreciate or appreciate over time, it is still a poorly made movie. But what do you think?