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 Patience
Philips (HALLE BERRY) is a woman who just won't stand up for herself
-- and the world is more than willing to step all over her in return.
A meek people-pleaser, she squanders her considerable artistic talent
in a thankless job as a graphics designer for behemoth cosmetics
company Hedare Beauty, a 'youth and beauty at all costs' conglomerate
run by the tyrannical George Hedare (LAMBERT WILSON) and his icy
supermodel wife, Laurel (SHARON STONE).
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lucky recipient of Patience's niceties and Catwoman's naughtiness
is police detective Tom Lone, played by Emmy-nominated actor
Benjamin Bratt.
Lone becomes intrigued by Patience after a chance meeting,
but their promising relationship is quickly complicated when
Catwoman emerges -- particularly when she becomes the elusive
main suspect in a string of crimes the detective is investigating.
Unbeknownst to him, Lone is developing two distinct relationships
with different sides of the same person. Their cat-and-mouse
game heats up as Lone begins to suspect that Patience is somehow
linked to the enigmatic Catwoman.
"Lone is a straight shooter," says Bratt. "He's a detective
who is good at his job, and who believes in right and wrong,
black and white -- there's not a lot of gray area in the world
for him. So it presents an interesting problem when he develops
feelings for someone who may or may not be involved in some
shady dealings."
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In a fateful turn of events, Patience's quiet life is forever changed
when she overhears a conversation revealing that Hedare's too-good-to-be-true
new anti-aging product isÉtoo good to be true. Caught in the wrong
place at the worst possible time, Patience is murdered to keep Hedare's
secret safe. But all is not lost. Resurrected by mysterious forces,
she awakensÉand she doesn't come back alone.
 Suddenly
gifted with strength, agility and ultra-keen senses, she is no longer
just Patience -- she is also Catwoman, a seductive creature delicately
balancing on the dangerously thin line between good and bad. Her
adventures begin as she goes on the prowl to settle a few scores
and have herself some long overdue fun. But Catwoman's exploits
quickly complicate Patience's burgeoning relationship with Tom Lone
(BENJAMIN BRATT), a handsome cop dedicated to saving the good guys
from the bad guys -- and the belief that there's no gray area between
the two.
The detective is falling for Patience, but he can't shake his fascination
with the feline fatale who appears to be responsible for a string
of crimes being committed throughout the city. As her wild side
breaks loose, the line between Patience and her untamed alter ego
begins to blur -- and neither of them feel like playing by anyone
else's rules anymore. Sometimes you have to die to get a life.
This film has been rated PG-13 by the MPAA for action violence
and some sensuality.
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