
In Boulder, Colorado, Grady, who comes from an old money family but who has struck out on his own as a half owner of a fly fishing business, has just unexpectedly passed. Beyond her extreme grief, Gray, his loving fiancée, the two who were to be married in only a couple of days, is placed in a difficult position as they had no assets in their joint names, and without a will she is legally left with nothing of his except the engagement ring, one half of a family heirloom set ... (Full plot summary below)
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In Boulder, Colorado, Grady, who comes from an old money family but who has struck out on his own as a half owner of a fly fishing business, has just unexpectedly passed. Beyond her extreme grief, Gray, his loving fiancée, the two who were to be married in only a couple of days, is placed in a difficult position as they had no assets in their joint names, and without a will she is legally left with nothing of his except the engagement ring, one half of a family heirloom set along with the wedding ring she was about to receive, the engagement ring which his mother, Ellen, would like back. Gray cannot even afford to live in the rental house she and Grady were to live in, and as such, she, at least in the short term, moves into Grady's old room with his two roommates and best friends, Dennis, Grady's quiet, straight-laced business partner, and somewhat clueless Sam, a copywriter of sorts with Celestial Seasonings Tea. The fourth in that buddy friendship is Fritz, a Los Angeles based director of commercials, he who came in for the funeral and who is staying with Dennis, Sam and now Gray for as long as he is in town. Gray has never much liked seemingly self-absorbed Fritz, his current presence which only strengthens that notion as he displays no sense of anything about Grady, let alone grief. In the process of dealing with his estate, Gray discovers some hidden aspects of what was Grady's recent life, both of a financial nature and an associated personal nature. She turns in part to Grady's friends for answers and support, and while Dennis is the one who wishes she turned to in being secretly in love with her, Gray ends up bonding unexpectedly with Fritz as this information answers a lot of questions she had about his and Grady's friendship. Things within this grouping get even more complicated with the arrival into town from Los Angeles of a woman named Maureen and her preschool aged son Mattie, who are somewhat in the center of that hidden issue concerning Grady.
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| Washington 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. |
| OhmyNews.comBrian OrndorfThe film ends up caught in the middle between characters that have a unique way of life about them and a story that feels bolted to the floor of convention no matter how much Grant struggles to free herself. |
| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderThe multiple story threads make it a little unfocused from a thematic standpoint, but it's a generally well-executed lark, neither too serious nor too silly for its subject matter. |
| Detroit NewsTom LongA noteworthy mess for the sheer mass of talent it squanders, Catch and Release is best not caught. |
| Reel Times: Reflections on CinemaMark PfeifferCatch and Release draws its title from the fishing philosophy of Gray's fiancé and buddies. The humane thing to do is throw this film back too. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatIn her directorial debut Susannah Grant has made a romantic comedy that flounders and fizzles with bad acting and unappealing characters. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzUnappealing, inert and overlong inane romantic comedy. |
| Reel.comGary GoldsteinA well-acted, truthfully written film -- there's just too much of it (about 20 minutes too much). |
| San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubRough around the edges, but once you get used to the laconic pace, the plot grooves along nicely. |
| Associated PressChristy LemireThis fish-themed romance flops wildly all over the place, from heavy poignant moments to slapsticky comedy, with a healthy dose of soapy melodrama in between. |