The Chamber of Commerce of Boulder, Colorado, should be ecstatic at the portrayal of their city in the warm and cuddly romantic comedy “Catch and Release,” which is currently in theatres.
Visitors from big, dangerous Los Angeles immediately get mellow as they take in the sights of this clean, rich bohemian paradise where everyone looks to be happy 90 percent of the time.
There is excellent fly-fishing nearby (the title is a reference to that activity), and the view is breathtaking! Because the film is so mindful of its setting in the Rocky Mountains, one of the characters warily observes that people in Boulder appear to be “unnaturally” joyful.
Sam (Kevin Smith), the only overweight person in sight, attempts a halfhearted suicide attempt with drugs and liquor, but he is in and out of the hospital in no time, and no one seems to notice or care about his gesture.
There are two possibilities for the cause of his depression: his excessive weight and the fact that one of his best friends, Grady, has recently died in an accident, which serves as the film's opening scene.
“Catch and Release,” the first feature film directed by Susannah Grant, the screenwriter of “Charlotte's Web,” “Erin Brockovich,” and “In Her Shoes,” is a vehicle for Jennifer Garner, who stars as Grady Wheeler's nervous but determined fiancée, Gray Wheeler, who is left stunned by Grady's death on the eve of their wedding. “Catch and Release” is directed by Susannah Grant, the screenwriter of “Charlotte's Web,”
Gray, on the other hand, has no shortage of comforters: her fiancé's three best friends are all standing by to provide a hand. Among them is Sam's roommate Dennis (Sam Jaeger), who is secretly in love with her, and Fritz (Timothy Olyphant), a playboy television commercial director who flies into Boulder for the burial from his opulent Malibu beach house.
Mr. Olyphant (formerly of “Deadwood”) smolders into view and you know that he and Gray are destined to be together; the only issue is when it will happen. Gray overhears Fritz having quickie sex with a curvy caterer at the funeral reception, and they get off to a rocky start in their relationship.
Despite Gray's dissatisfaction, this does not prevent the two from being engaged in near-record time. Gray instigates an impulsive kiss between them, which seals their connection and sets the stage for them to begin a covert relationship.
Gray's revelation that Grady possessed a million-dollar wealth about which she was completely unaware, and that he was disbursing $3,000 a month to a massage therapist in Santa Monica, expedites their reconciliation.
When she informs Fritz of this development, he informs her that the lady in California is the mother of a 7-year-old kid. Gray is even more surprised when the second lady, Maureen (Juliette Lewis), and her kid (Joshua Friesen), show up in Boulder and reveal that the youngster (Joshua Friesen) is three and a half years old.
You should be prepared for a flurry of hair-pulling pyrotechnics between the good lady and the chosen floozy at this moment. Maureen, on the other hand, emerges as a warm-hearted, though occasionally flaky, enthusiast of Chinese herbs and holistic cooking, as well as a loving mother. Before long, everyone is getting along fabulously with one another.
Catch and Release are refreshing since it is devoid of the things that make them great. Unlike other Disney princess movies, there is no petulant princess-mongering here, with an overindulged golden girl being elevated to the throne and crowned amid applause and applause, like diamonds and money showering down from above.
This group of gentlemen never shows their teeth, and the terms “bitch” and “slut” are never used by them. Grady's stern, mourning mother (Fiona Shaw) is the closest thing to a nasty girl in the film, as she exerts pressure on Gray to return her engagement ring.
Mrs. Garner and Mr. Olyphant seem to like the younger siblings of Julia Roberts and Johnny Depp, and you get the impression that this movie is a test of their ability to attract male admirers with their attractiveness as romantic leads.
Given that Ms. Garner mixes spunk and perpetual girlishness in roughly the same proportion that Ms. Roberts does onscreen, her screen wattage is around 40 to 100 times more than her counterpart's.
Mr. Olyphant's Fritz, on the other hand, exudes a sincere but slightly snaky sincerity. Although the film strives to make him Mr. Right, it leaves you with nagging misgivings about his character; his smiles are too broad, and he casts far too many sidelong looks to be taken seriously as a romantic partner.
The word “chick movie,” which I despise, is used to describe “Catch and Release,” which I believe to be precisely what it is. However, there are clues that Ms. Grant was aiming for something more nuanced and delicate than the standard fairy-tale formula in “Catch and Release.”
While the film's attempts to find a middle ground between one thing and another leave it grappling for fundamental plausibility, its fondness for its characters does not come off as cynical.
The film “Catch and Release” has a PG-13 rating (Parents strongly cautioned). There are sexual moments in the film.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Catch and Release a Good Movie?
It's a forgettable romantic comedy that will net Garner no accolades and just mediocre box-office success for the actress. To summarise, when the greatest thing you can say about a movie is that the music was nice (listen for the old Lemonheads song at the opening), it's hardly worth the trip to the theatre.
Is the Movie Catch and Release on Netflix?
Catch and Release is currently available to stream on Netflix.
Where Is Catch and Release Filmed?
Is Catch and Release a Book?
A memoir, Catch and Release is the story of Kingwell's cautious acceptance of the delights that fly-fishing has to offer during a weekend adventure with his aged father and two brothers. Although the subject matter is varied and interesting, it serves mostly as a vehicle for Kingwell to ponder on a range of broad issues, as with his earlier books.
