CATCH. 44
Opens: 2011
Cast:
Forest Whitaker, Bruce Willis, Malin Akerman, Nikki Reed, Deborah Ann Woll
Director: Aaron Harvey
Summary:
The story focuses on three women being thrust into an extraordinary
situation involving a psychopathic hitman, a grizzled trucker and a
delusional line cook.
Analysis:
Oddly little is known about this indie crime comedy aside from the
three lead female roles have gone through more than a couple of rounds
of casting musical chairs. The likes of Maggie Grace, Kate Mara, Laura
Ramsey, Sarah Roemer, Lizzy Caplan and Lauren German were all attached
at one point or another before the final trio of Malin Akerman
("Watchmen"), Nikki Reed ("Twilight") and Deborah Ann Woll ("True
Blood") were settled on.
Bruce Willis, Forest Whitaker, Michael
Rosenbaum and Brad Dourif also star with Willis as a crime boss behind
everything that happens and Whitaker as a dangerously unstable assassin.
Aaron Harvey, who last directed the little seen "The Evil Woods", helms
the project which was shot in Louisiana this past summer.
More
than seventeen producers are credited on this which seems a little
drastic for such a relatively modest revenge meets exploitation flick.
With fewer action films offering leading roles to women these days
though (let alone having multiple lead female roles), best to enjoy them
where you can.