There are a lot of things I like about this movie - the anime-inspired art style, some of the action scenes, and the abundance of a certain black cat. Yes, I love Isis! ^_^ (whoa, that probably sounds weird out of context O_o)
But, the issues of this movie are way more numerous, mostly having to do with how cheesy everything is - the tone, the writing, the dialogue, and some of the characters. I mean, Catwoman pretty much speaks exclusively in bad puns and one-liners (the kind that feel cliché and lazy rather than fun). I think a lot of this is intentional as the movie is clearly trying to go for an over-the-top, B-movie spy flick feel, but there is such a thing as going to far into a certain tonal direction, to the point where the movie just becomes what it tries to parody.
Another weird thing is the pacing where the most elaborate action scene in the film (and the one that feels very final) happens in the middle of the movie, and then, for whatever reason, it was really important for the characters to go from Shanghai to Paris and have a less finale-feeling action scene there. Was the change in location really that necessary? It didn't really affect the dynamic of the action scene; it just feels unnecessary.
Nonetheless, I do like this mix of western and eastern styles of animation, and DC was clearly trying something new here, which is commendable. I do hope that they try something like this again, but this particular attempt did not turn out well.
But, the issues of this movie are way more numerous, mostly having to do with how cheesy everything is - the tone, the writing, the dialogue, and some of the characters. I mean, Catwoman pretty much speaks exclusively in bad puns and one-liners (the kind that feel cliché and lazy rather than fun). I think a lot of this is intentional as the movie is clearly trying to go for an over-the-top, B-movie spy flick feel, but there is such a thing as going to far into a certain tonal direction, to the point where the movie just becomes what it tries to parody.
Another weird thing is the pacing where the most elaborate action scene in the film (and the one that feels very final) happens in the middle of the movie, and then, for whatever reason, it was really important for the characters to go from Shanghai to Paris and have a less finale-feeling action scene there. Was the change in location really that necessary? It didn't really affect the dynamic of the action scene; it just feels unnecessary.
Nonetheless, I do like this mix of western and eastern styles of animation, and DC was clearly trying something new here, which is commendable. I do hope that they try something like this again, but this particular attempt did not turn out well.