Catfight

'CATFIGHT': Three and a Half Stars (Out of Five) An action-comedy written and directed by veteran indie filmmaker Onur Tukel. It stars Sandra Oh and Anne Heche as two women involved in a very bitter, and sometimes extremely violent, lifelong rivalry. The movie costars Alicia Silverstone, Amy Hill, Giullian Yao Gioiello, Craig Bierko and Dylan Baker. It had a limited release in indie theaters, and on video on demand, and now it's available to rent on video. It's a crazy film, but surprisingly insightful (in a really dark and twisted way). Veronica Salt (Oh) and Ashley Miller (Heche) were friends in college, but they drifted apart over the years. Veronica is now a wealthy housewife, with a teenage son (Gioiello). Ashley is now a struggling artist, that's trying to conceive a child with her girlfriend (Silverstone). When the two meet at a party, after not seeing each other for several years, they immediately start judging and offending each other. Then the insults turn into a violent (and very bloody) brawl, that leaves the two in a bitter grudge match for many years to come. The film is definitely funny, but in a really disturbing and gloomy way. It's also very violent, in a very shocking and unsettling way as well. The script is pretty clever though, and the two lead performances are both great in it. It's a hard movie to watch at times, and it doesn't leave you feeling very positive about things when it's over, but it is a very interesting and insightful film too. I would definitely still recommend it. Watch our movie review show 'MOVIE TALK' at: https://vimeo.com/217879519

A bit violent and in places predictable, but other devices were employed which were just great. I love this, not a thinking persons film but a lot of fun.

This movie is not about being funny and not about women catfight, for me I saw it from the prospective of addressing the issues of bullying, wars, jealousy, anger, revenge, rich & poor...I thought it was brilliant in the way it brought all of these together.

"I lost everything because of you." Veronica (Oh) and Ashley (Heche) were good friends in college but have grown apart and their lives are in very different places. Veronica is a trophy wife who likes to drink and Ashley is a struggling artist. When they meet up again after many years old emotions come up and a chain of events begins that changes each others lives in ways no one could have imagined. This is a movie that is difficult to define. It is billed and advertised as a comedy. On one hand there are parts in this that I did laugh at but it felt really wrong. Saying this is a dark comedy is an understatement at best. On the other hand, this is one of the most depressing movies I have ever seen. The moments that make you smile are immediately followed by ones that leave you shocked and fighting back tears. This is a movie where I was really confused as to why this is labeled as a comedy. Overall, this is not a bad movie but the advertisements really do this an injustice and is not what you expect. More extremely depressing than funny. Decent but hard to recommend. I give this a C+.

You'll feel the same way, at least regarding the Woody Allen feeling this movie has. The two leading ladies make a full blast on screen with two magnificent portrayals of strong willed but down on their luck big city women, who clear their old "niceties" from the start, using not arguments but fists, claws, wrenches,etc. The drama is, nonetheless, real and not even close to light. But the blend between comedy,tragedy,drama and irony goes from one into the other massively fast paced and it blurs the lines in some spots. You almost anticipate the brutal encounter of these broads, who go from rock bottom to sky high and back again when not fighting in a mortal combat way. Alicia Silverstone brings a cute add to the fold but she's rather unremarkable all and all. Some noticeable undertones regarding the modern world's excessively aggressive and artificial standards, the annoying fits of artists and the cruelty of humans, mostly. The main attraction remains the twilight of the gods, the fabulous feline war. If well acted violence is a turn on, then this is right for you. Any time, any where. Enjoy! I know I did!

Man this movie is dark. Did I mention that? It is unrelentingly ugly, and brutal in its view of its characters. They're not nice people and they have a long long way to go to get any sense of redemption, and they're a portrayal of the American psyche. A brutal look at modern day America and its inability to see the wrong footed path and twisted self perception. We don't see many movies made along these lines in our sanitised-made-for-forgettable-entertainment-kicks media world. This film is brave to take that on. It's certainly got its faults. The sound design and music is pretty unpleasant, or maybe that's the point. The fight scenes are brutal and at the same time comic book with their sound effect CD punch sounds and silly unrealistic choreography and duration. For me they watered down the movie and made it drag. The the unrelenting darkness of the story and almost lack of resolution or forward motion and lesson learned, but again, maybe that was intentional. It certainly doesn't leave a pleasant taste in the mouth and even though the actors do a great job it's had to say that cos you dislike the characters so much. The good bit is the social satire and commentary going on here. It harks back to 60s and 70s social commentary cinema that we really need now more than every to give us insight into our present world. The near future the film portrays is one that has let itself slip into war, and the draft, and believing it's own propaganda, and the stupidity and uncaring nature of its health system. It is a funny movie, in that there are comical details in it, but it's not played for laughs, and these aren't laugh out loud moments. This most certainly is a good film, a brave film, a challenging film, an unrelentingly honest film. Did I enjoy it? I don't know, am I supposed to? It made me think though.

Hollywood actress's are always complaining,they don't write scrips for women.well this film proves the opposite.two points iwant to make about this film 1. this is the first time i have ever seen a film the portrays woman as they really ar 2. the acting is astonishing with five great roles for the cast.could it be that this film flopped because who likes to se a truth-full mirror to the human condition. also a great polemic of modern day values or lack of them.i beg you to watch this underrated masterpiece.

I have really struggled to watch out this over violent, poor excuse for a movie. What on the earth were these two brilliant women thinking, doing a movie like this. There were some interesting themes to start with, however they are over looked by the poor excuse of hatred and venom spewed onto the screen. How anyone could survive the beatings they give each other can only be explained by watching Die Hard or Jackie Chan movies. Do yourself a favour...avoid it, unless this sort of movie turns you on.

I think this film could actually be used to measure a human being's self-worth. How far you made it through this travesty of a film is probably a good indicator of how much you like yourself. If you quit in the first 5 minutes or so you probably really love yourself, and that's likely reflective a very healthy mental state. If you made it 15 minutes in you're probably still in good shape in terms of self-worth, so go you! If you made it closer to half an hour in like I did, you might need little bit of an ego boost. You're a good person! You shouldn't have to suffer like that! If it took you closer to an hour to turn this garbage off, it's time to rethink things. You're better than this. Your time is worth more than this. Buck up, little camper! If you watched the whole thing... well, I'm sorry. I'm sorry you don't love yourself, and I'm sorry no one has ever loved you enough to teach you that you are special and you have worth. But you are! You really are worth more than this, and so is your time. You know what, you should go to an animal shelter and play with the puppies. Puppies will love you (puppies love everyone), and they will show you that you have worth. Maybe think about adopting one. It'll help take your mind off the horror you inflicted on yourself for the last couple hours.

I've a lot of films and all I care about is entertainment, I don't care about anything else. I found this movie very intriguing and interesting. Its a great comment on relationships, success and failure. Black humor at its best. There were many great scenes that really make you think. Plus I found the writing good too. I'd recommend it.