The Chinese calendar may state otherwise, but it's sure looking like the Year of the Cat. First there was Antonio Banderas upstaging Eddie Murphy's Donkey as the irresistible Puss in Boots in "Shrek 2," and next month sees the arrival of kitten-with-a-whip Halle Berry in "Catwoman." While Murray remains an inspired casting choice, the movie's one big, lazy furball that substitutes tired chases and pratfalls for clever comedy and thoughtful invention and still breaks a sweat trying to fill its 80-minute running time (about 74 minutes not counting the end credits).

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