There is nothing that raises red flags for us more than a punny title, but mix that with a middling cast led by two veterans who have a history of signing on to mediocre films and you have a movie that we’re wary of right out of the gate.
Forest Whitaker, Bruce Willis, Malin Akerman and Kate Mara have signed on star in “Catch .44” (get it!?!?) from writer/director Aaron Harvey. The film “focuses on three women — led by Akerman’s character — being thrust into an extraordinary situation involving a psychopathic hitman, played by Whitaker, a grizzled trucker and a delusional line cook. Willis will play the head crime boss, the mastermind behind everything that happens.” This will mark Harvey’s sophomore directorial effort, with his previous credit being the horror film “The Evil Woods.” Scary. The film sounds a little ridiculous already, and we’ve seen enough delusional line cooks on “Hell’s Kitchen” to last us a lifetime.
Production is moving ahead quickly with filming set to get underway on July 11 in Shreveport, Louisiana.
