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28 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 67The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasTake away the death and revelations that follow, and Catch And Release has the makings of a weekly half-hour network comedy--call it "Four's Company."
- 60The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenAlthough 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
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliBecause so little of it works, the film is disposable.
- 50VarietyVarietyA so-so romantic dramedy.
- 50L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorGarner is no more than serviceable as the tightly wound Gray.
- 50Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversGray says she hates fishermen who catch and release: Getting jerked around hurts the jaw. See this movie and you'll know the feeling.
- 50Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsMaking her feature-film directorial debut, Grant is going for an everyday conversational texture and a sense of life's curveballs. But the results wander and you never really believe them.
- 42Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumI 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.
- 40Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovNow it's just another romantic comedy, neither terribly bad nor truly great, buoyed along on currents of hope and post-traumatic good cheer.
- 40Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonThroughout, Garner retains a permanent grimace, as if persuasive acting can be achieved by contorting cheek muscles and pouting lips. It's not just depressing to watch; it's tiring. We want to tell her to relax -- for our own relief.