One should not be a reviewer of a film in which a colleague has a gig. Richard Roeper (who together with Ebert forms the Chicago Sun-Times film critic team) said that he did not like the film based on the trailer, but came to like it quite a bit. This is chick’s film and not one that Roeper would have praised if his colleague Kevin Smith did play a role (Smith sometimes replaces Roger Ebert in the critic’s seat).  Catch and Release has an interesting twist for a romantic comedy. It opens with a tragedy (the fiancé dies just before the wedding and the wedding is turned into the funeral.) If you are female and you are in the mood for a romantic comedy where romance often fails, you might not be disappointed. But I strongly recommend that before seeing the film you read the first chapter on America in Pamela Druckerman’s book Lust in Translation. You will have much deeper understanding of why the characters in the film feel the way they do.  For guys Catch and Release is just to slow.  If your girl wants to see this film,  go to another room and watch instead A heart in the winter (Un Coeur en hiver), an excellent French movie which guys like much more than girls. Every guy I know loved the film and every girl found it depressing!

For guys Catch and Release is just to slow.  If your girl wants to see this film,  go to another room and watch instead A heart in the winter (Un Coeur en hiver), an excellent French movie which guys like much more than girls. Every guy I know loved the film and every girl found it depressing!