Cherish
Fine Line Features | Release Date: June 7, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
13
Negative:
3
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
A film of real beauty, which is surprising, since it's not a movie of beautiful sentiments or settings. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
Tunney, brimming with coltish, neurotic energy, holds the screen like a true star. She brings the role, and the movie, to life. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
A lightweight charmer with a winning performance by Robin Tunney. Read full review
75
New York PostLou Lumenick
Endearingly offbeat romantic comedy with a great meet-cute gimmick. Read full review
70
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
I paid steadfast attention, both to the actress, a performer of unusual versatility, and to the character she plays, a caged -- and cagey -- bird who sings because she's too stubborn to cry.
70
L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn Dumpert
May be scant on character and plot development, but it’s rich with affection for daydream believers Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Disoriented but occasionally disarming saga packed with moments out of an ''Alice in Wonderland'' adventure, a stalker thriller, and a condensed season of TV's ''Big Brother.'' Read full review
63
Boston GlobeJanice Page
The cast is up to the challenges of that arc, but the plot doesn't always keep them afloat. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneLoren King
An uneven mix of genres that, even when it misses the mark, gets points for originality and a good beat. Read full review
60
Washington PostDesson Thomson
The movie's about its own playfulness. But that playfulness, all too often, feels labored. Read full review
60
VarietyDennis Harvey
Good performances and quirky humor make this slick if less than fully satisfying mix of romantic comedy and mystery an easy sit. Read full review
50
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
Finn Taylor's lark of a movie feels like two unfinished films awkwardly fused together and ever threatening to snap apart. Read full review
50
New Times (L.A.)Luke Y. Thompson
Their (Tunney and Nelson) interplay is what saves the movie, and possibly should have been expanded upon to the exclusion of the other plot points.
50
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
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 charms seem as much a source of frustration as pleasure. Read full review
50
Film ThreatChad Bixby
Slightly less than lovable. It’s a strained romantic comedy that starts promisingly, takes a hard left turn and slowly falls apart. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
As it is, while Tunney is undeniably lovely to look at, she's just not that much fun to be around. And for 100 minutes, she's all we've got.
50
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
Seems to vanish from memory even as you're watching it. The movie is an exercise in minimalist storytelling. Read full review
50
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
As a poky little character comedy, Cherish is enchanting in a small-scale way. But when Mr. Taylor tries to turn it into a genre thriller, Cherish deteriorates so quickly that it's unsettling -- but probably not in the way Mr. Taylor intended. Read full review
50
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
This is a downbeat, indulgent and self-consciously quirky little movie. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
Though it is shaped as a woman-in-peril thriller about obsession, Cherish is about being winningly kooky, not violently insane. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleKimberley Jones
The soundtrack is a boisterous blast from the past, and there's a quiet pleasure to watching Zoe and Daly let their composure loose like scrambled eggs, but there's little else to hold dear here. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
The idea is more interesting than the screenplay, which lags badly in the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy, unconvincing dramatics and some last-minute action strongly reminiscent of "Run Lola Run." Great soundtrack, though. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
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. Read full review
25
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
The movie's weirdness isn't organic; it's imposed, like barber-pole stripes painted on a prison wall. Read full review
20
Village VoiceDennis Lim
The only flicker of thematic interest -- AM radio obsession as psychopathology -- is duly subsumed into a sea of desperate soundtrack come-ons. Read full review
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