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(1 - 25) of 25 OFCS Rating: 20% Rotten Page   1   "Although extremely slow moving and hard to sit through, 'Catch and Release' focuses on characters who genuinely care about each other."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker C "The film ends up caught in the middle between characters that have a unique way of life about them and a story that feels bolted to the floor of convention no matter how much Grant struggles to free herself."   OhmyNews.com   Brian Orndorf "That this movie doesn't find a way out of the morass of cliché and triviality isn't surprising, but it is disappointing."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 2/5 "The mark of a good romantic comedy is whether it can make you care if the couple in the poster wind up being an item by the final reel. At the end of 'Catch and Release,' Cupid's intrigues and caprices are less involving than a typical State of the Union"   eFilmCritic.com   Dan Lybarger 0/4 "Ugh."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   David N. Butterworth 2.5/4 "...nothing particularly noteworthy or innovative..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair C "Unappealing, inert and overlong inane romantic comedy."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 2/4 "Neither here nor there, neither offensively bad nor anything special, Catch and Release inspires little more than a shrug."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman B- "The multiple story threads make it a little unfocused from a thematic standpoint, but it's a generally well-executed lark, neither too serious nor too silly for its subject matter."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider C- "Lachrymose and lugubrious, this drippy dramedy tries to mix laughter and tears but earns only an exasperated frown."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 2/5 "In her directorial debut Susannah Grant has made a romantic comedy that flounders and fizzles with bad acting and unappealing characters."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 2/4 "Despite possessing a few effective and affecting scenes, Catch and Release is a mess and the methods it uses to bring closure to its diverse storylines feel trite and contrived."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3/10 "Cockamamie."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick "At times I was entertained; other times, I just scratched my head."   3BlackChicks Review   Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel 1.5/5 "Unable to work as a comedy, romance or drama, this film isn't to catch or release. Best to just let this one swim on by."   7M Pictures   Kevin Carr C "...kind of the inverse of last year's You, Me & Dupree jammed together with an old Bette Davis weepie."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford D "Catch and Release draws its title from the fishing philosophy of Gray's fiancé and buddies. The humane thing to do is throw this film back too."   Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema   Mark Pfeiffer "[B]eautifully crafted... creates an aching loveliness of psychic empty space..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 2/4 "Garner is likable, but the film is so leisurely and meandering that it never quite builds a pulse to engage the emotions the way Grant so obviously strives."   Mr. Brown's Movies   Michael Dequina 3/4 "The movie takes subject matter that seems depressing and infuses it with humor and warmth."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan C "Reportedly cut down from an unwieldy running time, it feels like a jigsaw puzzle with a few pieces missing that forms a picture that wasn't worth waiting for."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 1.5/4 "If grief were as easily overcome as it is in Catch and Release, Prozac sales would be in dire trouble."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 2/5 "It's an orgy of product placement that gives You've Got Mail a run for the money."   Film Threat   Pete Vonder Haar "One of those movies where the small pleasures stack up high enough to dwarf the disappointments."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 4/10 "The predictable concept strains credulity. Throw it back!"   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger  (1 - 25) of 25 OFCS Rating: 20% Rotten Page   1