Under the Cherry Moon
Warner Bros. | Release Date: July 2, 1986 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
9
Negative:
6
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60
Chicago ReaderPat Graham
Prince's narcissism was easier to take than than that of his contemporaries Sylvester Stallone or Rob Lowe: he didn't regard the rest of the world as an insult to his estimable self. Read full review
60
NewsweekDavid Ansen
Under the Cherry Moon is not recommended for seekers of good taste, but if you're looking for a giddy, outre night at the movies, Prince is your man. [21 Jul 1986, p.65]
58
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
It’s really Prince who’s the ingenue here. He engages in much mock-effeminate vamping, scampers around the French Riviera in outfits that would have humbled Liberace, and grants himself the most melodramatic death scene since Camille. Read full review
50
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Shot in black-and-white in an attempt to evoke the sophisticated burr of '40s films, its intent is hamstrung by over-familiar gags, though the script comes more to life when Prince and Benton lapse into black street talk during their pursuit of moneyed women. Read full review
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Miami HeraldTom Moon
It's a stylized, overdressed love story with music tacked on. It's a tangle of relationship studies that drag endlessly, slapstick "get the girl" scenes that aren't funny, and clashes with parental authority that only feign rebellion. [03 Jul 1986, p.D10]
40
Chicago ReaderKaren Hawkins
Not even the soundtrack can save Under the Cherry Moon . Read full review
40
The New York TimesWalter Goodman
For all those out there who can't get enough of Prince, Under the Cherry Moon may be just the antidote. Read full review
40
Orlando SentinelJay Boyar
In Under the Cherry Moon, the self-styled auteur is obviously aiming for a romantic tragedy with occasional lighthearted moments. What he ends up with, however, is purest camp. Read full review
40
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
In Under the Cherry Moon, Prince tries to direct too, giving himself a lot of closeups kissing but hardly any of him singing. What is left is a trite story about a rich girl and a poor musician (Prince) that's set on the Riviera and shot in, of all things, black and white. Read full review
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