Catwoman (film) character, story, supporting characters or action sequences", but his primary criticism came from the failure of the film to give the audience a sense of what her character experienced as she was transformed into Catwoman. He rather referred to it as being a movie "about Halle Berry's beauty, sex appeal, figure, eyes, lips and costume design. It gets those right". In their onscreen review, Ebert and his former co-host Richard Roeper both gave the film a "thumbs down". Heldman "et al" said that as the film ends with Catwoman choosing "a solo existence as her sexualized body slinks into the
Catwoman in other media Newmar and Meriwether also appeared in the film. Catwoman is portrayed by Michelle Pfeiffer in the 1992 feature film "Batman Returns". Re-created by Daniel Waters, the character is based on the Selina Kyle from ""Catwoman: Her Sister's Keeper"". Annette Bening was originally cast in the role but dropped out due to pregnancy. Other actresses including Nicole Kidman, Madonna, Jennifer Beals, Lorraine Bracco and Demi Moore were all linked to the role, and actress Sean Young campaigned heavily to get it (even turning up to Warner Bros. Studios in a homemade Catwoman suit). When it was suggested to Tim Burton that