Metacritic Movie Ratings
Catch and Release Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 60

  out of 100

  The New York TimesStephen Holden

  Although I find the term "chick flick" odious, I imagine that Columbia Pictures regards Catch and Release as exactly that, although there are signs that Ms. Grant was reaching for something more layered and subtle than the usual fairy-tale formula

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• 60

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust

  An oddly appealing, if innocuous, movie of considerable charm.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Variety

  A so-so romantic dramedy.

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• 42

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  I just don't know any chick who will make sense of this flick -- it's that blitheringly out of touch with present psychosexual (never mind feminist) time and space.

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• 40

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern

  The film suffers from a style that settles for pleasant or touching at the cost of spontaneous or impassioned. Too bad, because Ms. Garner is a genuinely pleasing presence.

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• 38

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  Catch and Release is not worth catching. Release yourself from boredom by giving it a miss.

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