'Catch and Release': Definitely not a keeper

0 Comments | USA TODAY, January, 2007 | by Claudia Puig

Catch and Release

*1/2 out of four

Director: Susannah Grant

Stars: Jennifer Garner, Timothy Olyphant, Kevin Smith, Juliette Lewis

Distributor: Columbia Pictures

Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, language and some drug use

Running time: 1 hour, 51 minutes

Opens today nationwide

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Catch and Release is not worth catching. Release yourself from boredom by giving it a miss.

Jennifer Garner simpers and tries hard to be adorable but ends up seeming forced and cloying. She seems to think that merely flashing her winning smile is all she needs to win the audience over. What she needs most is to make better choices in roles.

You wonder what happened to the charm and...