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2003
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Positive Reviews
32
Negative reviews
16
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3.0
In the end, it becomes the cinematic equivalent of one of the songs Tunney adores: enjoyable enough while it lasts, but so thin that its ingratiating ..
Av Club
3.0
A disoriented but occasionally disarming saga packed with moments out of an Alice in Wonderland adventure, a stalker thriller, and a condensed season ..
EW
3.8
How the movie manages to exploit and sidestep her limitations is a lot of the fun.
Rogerebert
3.5
Good performances and quirky humor make this slick if less than fully satisfying mix of romantic comedy and mystery an easy sit, though last reels swi ..
Variety
4.5
They dont make women, sexy but regal, like Pfeiffer much anymore, and Cheri is quite a monument to her. (
Austin Chronicle
3.5
(Daniel Hertzberg for The Post) The on screen banners known as chyrons were once flat, artless labels that were about as exciting as an airport arriva ..
2.0
The soundtrack is a boisterous blast from the past, and theres a quiet pleasure to watching Zoe and Daly let their composure loose like scrambled eggs ..
5.0
The witty script and the thriller elements are just entertaining extras.
San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
Finn Taylor has made another innovative film that is psychologically rich and consistently engaging.
Spirituality And Practice
3.5
And it has a bizarre tonea mix of romance, screwball comedy, and suspense with a dash of existential artiness.
Chicago Reader
3.1
The fun in this San Francisco set trifle is observing the novel ways writer/director Finn Taylor finds to photograph this limited setting until his fi ..
Usa Today
2.5
And thats the problem, really; a lot of elements feel like theyve been thrown in for that reason and that reason alone.
Reel Film Reviews
2.0
A mischievous visual style and oodles of charm from the principal cast make Cherish a very good (but not great) movie that will especially inspire ent ..
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
This search for love and self worth is affectionately offbeat but strains as it plunges into violence.
News Review
1.5
Not surprisingly, it never jells or feels real and instead comes off as if it never got its cinematic feet on the ground before trying to move forward ..
Screen It
3.1
A few miscalculated scenes aside, this low budget drama is stunningly smart and powerful, with real as life lead performances and a style as gripping ..
Cs Monitor
3.8
Writer director Finn Taylor bends genres at the climax, turning the story into a silly chase thriller that plays like a weird hybrid of Run Lola Run a ..
New York Post
4.0
Cherish is a joyous ride, partly because we catch the infectious pleasure Finn Taylor must have had in making it.
Film Journal International ..
3.1
While Cherish doesnt completely survive its tonal transformation from dark comedy to suspense thriller, its got just enough charm and appealing charac ..
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
2.5
Cherish is a dud a romantic comedy thats not the least bit romantic and only mildly funny.
Internet Reviews
3.0
They thought they were saving for their kids education but were shocked to learn their money was gone The new owner of RESP dealer Heritage Education ..
Toronto Star
4.0
Too bad this didnt get much attention, I had a lot of fun watching this.
Cinema Crazed
2.5
Its a strained romantic comedy that starts promisingly, takes a hard left turn and slowly falls apart.
Flim Threet
3.0
But they cant bring any focus to this mess of a would be romantic comedy and ostensible portrait of self discovery.
Seattle Pi
2.5
Sometimes a good idea, a lot of enthusiasm and a shoestring budget just arent enough.
Spliced Wire
3.1
Look, the real wonder of WW84 is that this maybe isnt the worst thing about it.
Film Freak Central
1.5
A film that presents an interesting, even sexy premise then ruins itself with too many contrivances and goofy situations.
Oregon Live
2.0
Watch this dragging indie, and youll wonder whos more trapped: Vertical Limits Robin Tunney, whos under house arrest in the bad part of town for alleg ..
E Online
2.5
The idea is more interesting than the screenplay, which lags badly in the middle and lurches between not very funny comedy, unconvincing dramatics and ..
Movies Tv Guide
4.5
Taylors ode to loser love may be scant on character and plot development, but its rich with affection for daydream believers not to mention the guilty ..
La Weekly
5.0
Its a climax filled with robust reclamations.Cherish was blink and miss, but Hollywood heft wouldve only softened its charmingly rough edges.
The Filmy Ap
1.5
Implausible at every turn, it offers a dab of quirkiness and edge from writer director Finn Taylor, but otherwise has nothing for audiences to embrace ..
La Times
1.5
The best way to enjoy Finn Taylors Cherish often the only way is to accept this odd little comic drama for what it is, a shamelessly contrived showcas ..
Wsj
3.0
An eccentric little comic/thriller deeply in love with its own quirky personality.
Guide Live
2.5
Both the crime story and the love story are unusual. But they dont fit well together and neither is well told.
Jam! Movies
2.0
For the climax, the movie takes an awkward turn into thriller territory, with reasonably satisfying results, but then adds on an ending thats unclear ..
East Bay Express
2.5
Why this Detroit business decided to stay and expand in the city This 27 year old from Waterford wants people to know small businesses like his can ma ..
Freep
3.1
But where Stewarts leg cast immobilized and, taking Hitchcockian psychology further, emasculated him, Zoes metal bracelet connects her to the world an ..
Articles Chicago Tribune
4.5
Although it doesnt always hang together violence and whimsy dont combine easily Cherish certainly isnt dull.
James Sanford on Film
3.5
Robin Tunney tackles a role that goes from romantic comedy to thriller to race against time action all set to the beat of an 80s soundtrack.
TheMovieChicks.com
2.5
Could Cher who never does show up, despite my fervent wishes have saved this movie
Seattle Times
4.0
Either way, youll be entertained and utterly engrossed in this deceptively challenging little thriller.
Articles Orlando Sentinel
3.8
Tunney, brimming with coltish, neurotic energy, holds the screen like a true star.
Articles Philly
4.0
Drama thriller romance with lite music and heavy subtext is a slight near miss, but still fascinating.
Net Flix
3.8
Liz Phair takes a small role as a viper slash supervisor and Nora Dunn plays the lawyer who doesnt believe Zoes story.
Articles Sun Sentinel
3.8
An odd combination of fierce resolve and crushing boredom establish an uneven pitch that doesnt always finding its footing.
Paloalto Online
1.5
The nostalgic 80s soundtrack, featuring Soft Cell, Human League, and Hall and Oates (the good stuff!)
Boston Phoenix
4.0
Armed with a rad 80s soundtrack and a winning cast (including indie rocker Liz Phair), Cherish is an ingenious low budget thriller.
Citysearch
1.5
A lame romantic comedy about an unsympathetic character and someone who would not likely be so stupid as to get involved with her.
San Diego Metropolitan
2.0
A movie about mistrust of the system, personal inertia, and the melancholy stasis of everyday life.
Deep Focus
2.0
It retains enough moments of twangy gallows humour, mostly courtesy of Paul Le Mat as Leons corpulent drinking buddy, to keep the film from becoming a ..
eye WEEKLY
2.0
Turns into the most routine of stories, its originality discarded in favor of a template for a story weve seen dozens of times before.
Journal News (Westchester, ..
3.1
The thriller side of this movie is falling flat, as the stalker doesnt do much stalking, and no cop or lawyer grasps the concept of actually investiga ..
Boston Globe
2.0
The most important reason why the film ultimately fails is the decision to make it not as a thriller, but as a comedy.
Drax Review Blog Spot
2.5
Taylor appears to have blown his entire budget on soundtrack rights and had nothing left over for jokes.
1.5
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Hurri Yet Daily News
3.5
The film mixes straight faced thriller elements with comedy, romance and even some prison escape drama.
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