Cat Run

2011 "CATch her if you can..."
5.5| 1h46m| R| en
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When a sexy, high-end escort holds the key evidence to a scandalous government cover-up, two bumbling young detectives become her unlikely protectors from a ruthless assassin hired to silence her.

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Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!
Brightlyme i know i wasted 90 mins of my life.
Reptileenbu Did you people see the same film I saw?
Billie Morin This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows
NateWatchesCoolMovies Cat Run is a useless, needlessly crass and unpleasant piece of pseudo euro-pulp garbage with not a redeeming factor in sight. It tries its best to do the whole assassin mad dash a-lá Smokin Aces and such, but there's no heart, no discernible frequency to jive with and it ends up so thoroughly dead on arrival that you can feel the lack of pulse simply by watching a hastily cut trailer. The story is a glossy parade of silenced pistols, broad characterizations and graphic genre prototypes that offers nothing fresh, beginning with a murder scandal involving a scumbag politician (Christopher 'Shooter McGavin' McDonald) and a high class escort (Paz Vega). This causes subsequent fallout and bloodshed as all kinds of freaks and lowlifes come crawling out of the woodwork. They include two moronic would-be businessmen (Eurotrip's Scott Mechlowicz and Alphonso McCauley), a mysterious oddball (DJ Hughley) an Eastern European mobster nutjob (always cool to see Karel Roden) and Helen Bingham, a ferocious assassin played by British thesp Janet McTeer. They've made her character excessively, ridiculously arch and violent, hovering so far over the top she flies into orbit. The thing about these low rent, hard boiled, high octane ensemble capers is that you have to have a balance, a flow of all energies involved that stays streamlined and congruent. Smokin Aces had that (its sequel ran on an empty tank, but that's another story), as a good example of the recipe done right. This one just feels aloof and awkward, nothing to say and no amount of high style to distract us from the lack of proper story. It amazes me that they churned out a sequel this year, which I'll be avoiding, I think.
Maryjnberry Loved the concept of the female "seasoned"assassin played by Janet McTeer! She really made the movie stand out, so matter of fact about her various episodes of murder, she stole the movie! Janet was also terrific in the movie series White Queen, playing Jacquetta Woodville,the mother of the British Plantagenous queen, both of who had serious witch talents. I am very sure there wouldn't be a 2nd Cat Run if it hadn't been for Janet's performance! The story about the hostess/hooker running away with the hard drive has been done before, with quite notable actors, but was not as unique as this story, the characters being slightly out of the ordinary, like Cat's father the pig farmer. The two actors playing the private detectives make it more of a comedy of errors than a serious story!
Veronika Roo Don't let the fine china for a spot of tea fool you, the middle-aged woman (Janet McTeer as Helen Bingham) with a penchant for literary aliases is an assassin. Our heroes, Anthony Hester and Julian Simms (played by Scott Mechlowicz and Alphonso McAuley, respectively), shrug off their lack of experience as private eyes and rely on their desire to succeed, Anthony's money and a hand from D.L. Hugely as Dexter. Their first case is personal. Catalina Rona (Paz Vega) enchants as the cat on the run. Bullets fly in slow motion, blood spurts, bodies mount and beautiful bare breasts serve as exclamation points in this enjoyable bromance. Clever but not cloying graphics punctuate the we-should-vacation-here Serbian scenery. Magicians and a cute baby round out the cast in this perfect for munching microwave popcorn action comedy.
jbar19 This is proof that money, gorgeous women, solid acting and beautiful locales cannot overcome a silly, unbelievable story.The story starts out as a buddy movie with 2 goofy American guys starting a business in Europe. Then, they cross paths with the gorgeous Cat and all hell breaks loose. The focus of the story then changes to another 'bad American govt official in cahoots with ruthless Eastern European arms dealers". And then it gets REALLY silly. And not fun silly. They tried to throw in a few jokes but it is just a muddled mess.The Un-believability factor is ridiculously high. You'd think that Europeans hear gun shots all of the time and do nothing about it.But, if there is a reason to see this movie it is Janet McTeer who steals every scene she is in, doing a better impression of Helen Mirren than even Helen Mirren can do. She is cold, ruthless, efficient and believable, to a certain extent.It started out as a Guy Ritchie type movie, devolves into overblown James Bond type silliness and then the bodies start stacking up like cord wood.The 2 lowest points are the African American guy doing a Scottish Accent and then later, getting everyone out of a jam by picking up his kilt. Dumb, Dumb, Dumb.The 2 main guys are very likable but under used, Paz Vega started out as the star but then acts as scenery, not even DL Hughley can save it in the 90 seconds of screen time he gets.This could have been a good movie. They spent a lot of money making it. They should have spent more time writing it. This movie is under cooked.Watch it with low expectations. And enjoy the eye candy. That's it.