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A decent enough action flick, but not half as cool or funny as it pretends to be. A decade or so ago these types of films were all the rage, and I do appreciate what they set out to do, Cat Run just isn't all that effective. I'm not really all that surprised then that this one passed me by completely. I did have some fun catching up with it though. The film is excessively gory for an action film, but the direction feels a little uninspired and the attempted visual inventiveness is mostly just derivative. The film does pick up steam in the second half and the pacing is on point, but it's not really enough to have it up there with the best films in the genre. Still, solid filler for people who like this kind of thing.Read all
A decent but predictable romance with slight hints of Romeo & Juliet. Dunst and Hernandez are solid, and the chemistry between them is genuine enough, but I'm not quite sure why this film had such an impact on me when I first watched it. It's not bad, but I strain to find anything memorable the second time around. The cinematography is ever-so-slightly above average, the soundtrack is a bit too poppy for my taste, and the plot is basic. But the lead performances are nice, and the romance worked well enough. I was rooting for these kids, which is what a film like this is all about. But that's all there is to it.Read all
