Actors read scripts in order to figure out if they want to do a movie, right? Well, obviously Forest Whitaker, Bruce Willis, Brad Dourif, Malin Ackerman, Deborah Ann Woll, Nikki Reed and that dude from Boardwalk Empire DON'T. This is attempting be be a mid 90's, Quentin Taratino, style caper movie. That would be okay if it didn't rip off the style including extended dialogue with none of the wit or crispness of Q's work, directly stole some scenes and attempted to copy Robert Richardson's cinematography to try to polish this turd. They even try to do a non-linear thing which comes off as embarrassingly self-conscious. To give you an idea of how ludicrous this is, Ackerman takes a ride with Forest and spends almost a day with him and then doesn't remember him two years later. But no, this isn't 'Still Alice'. Then they do a 3-way standoff (sound familiar?) that seems to last for an eternity (not in good way).I'm giving it a 2 because I like to look at Malin Ackerman and Deborah Ann Woll. I would give it another point for Forest's strange but highly watchable performance but nothing can overcome this horrid material. Oh, and they throw in s 70's style title at the end to make their attempted theft complete. Frank Lloyd Wright didn't think imitation was the sincerest form of flattery. He called it, 'Spitting in your master's coffee'. This is a whole sh!tload of spit.

Quentin Tarrintino. There, I said it. I got it out the way straight away. It's just you can't really talk about Catch 44 without mentioning the man in some way. Catch 44 is so 'Pulp Fiction inspired' that you'll be expecting Samuel L Jackson to pop up in a gimp mask at any time.Instead of a predominantly male cast, Catch 44 centres on three female drug smugglers and what happens when one of their (supposedly routine) drop-offs goes very wrong. That's about the extent of the plot. I've read in other reviews phrases like 'the film stretches a single scene out for the entire ninety minutes.' And they're not far off it.The whole film is - technically - set in a diner (the location for the illegal exchange). What other parts of the film come in flashbacks and repeats of the initial scene, over and over again. This has picked up more than a little criticism from some as being repetitive and annoying.I didn't think it was that bad. Granted, Catch 44 is no Pulp Fiction, but I found it entertaining enough to watch for an hour and a half. One thing you should know is that Bruce Willis (despite featuring heavily on all major advertising) is in it for about ten minutes. The story is mainly about the girls. Forest Whitaker does his best to inject some much-needed characterisation, but really, the lack of any forward momentum is the film's major downfall.My advice: know what you're getting. This is no masterpiece, but it's not quite as bad as some of the reviews make it out to be. It just could have been a lot better, based on the star-power that seemed to be attached to the project.

With the exception of the excellent performance from Forest Whitaker Catch .44 has very little to offer. This crime flick really don't have much of a story , and goes the route of ripping off Quentin Tarantino by dragging it out with the overuse of flashbacks. While not as goofy as a Tarantino film , he is an obvious influence .Even Bruce Willis can't save this sinking ship as it centers on three(very hot, but largely uninteresting ) girls who are on a job to steal money from a huge dope deal. The movie however is not dope and now I know why this went direct to video ,it sucks. Catch .44 chooses style over substance and is a waste of the talents of Forest Whitaker and Bruce Willis.

...create this account. Imagine my disappointment when finding that there was no "0" grade. Ah. well. I suppose a "1" will have to do.I don't blame the actors, I blame the writers, director, the DP, the editor, basically anyone who had something to do with the awful script and crappy visuals. To call this a Tarantino ripoff would be an insult to Tarantino ripoffs.I need seven more lines, but I can't think of anything else to say.This movie doesn't deserve ten lines of text.I hope all of the actors involved fired their agents.Seriously, a Bruce Willis song?"Hey, lets make a movie like Tarantino would, if he had no talent." - the people who made this piece of crap.My favorite part of this movie was right before I pushed "play", before any hope of seeing a good film was dashed in the first five minutes of watching.How did they get some of the actors to agree to be in this? I can only imagine blackmail or the kidnapping of loved ones was involved.