Cherish (2002)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Finn Taylor

Writer (WGA):

Finn Taylor (written by)

Release Date:

17 January 2003 (South Korea)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Thriller | Mystery

Tagline:

She'd get out more if it wasn't a felony.

Plot:

After a martini-induced rampage, a fantasy-prone young woman is placed under house arrest.

Plot Keywords:

House Arrest | Stalker | 1980s | Character Study | Electronic Bracelet

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Brad Hunt	...	D.J.
Robin Tunney	...	Zoe
Liz Phair	...	Brynn
Lindsay Crouse	...	Therapist
Tim Blake Nelson	...	Daly
Kelvin Han Yee	...	Officer Yee
Jason Priestley	...	Andrew
Karena Davis	...	Woman in Bar
Scott Breitenstein	...	Officer Ruiz
Tim Griffin	...	Officer Griffin
Kathleen Stefano	...	Head Prison Guard
Stephen Polk	...	Joyce
Nora Dunn	...	Bell
Ricardo Gil	...	Max
Kenny Kwong	...	Yung

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Finland:K-11 (video rating) | France:-12 (video rating) | USA:R (certificate #38935) | Canada:A (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Berkeley, California, USA

Company:

3 Ring Circus Films

Trivia:

As revealed in the DVD commentary, there was originally a scene that would have had her character masturbating out of boredom, 'but Robin Tunney''s father nixed that idea quickly.

Movie Connections:

References Play Misty for Me (1971)

Soundtrack:

Sister Golden Hair

I want to see it again!

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. It's the type of flick that you want to see again, and real soon, because you have the sense you missed a lot the first time around.

The use of music is huge in this movie. Although completely different, I am drawing up memories of High Fidelity. Both movies feature music as its own entity or major theme in the story, not just as a backdrop to help tell the story. As a music lover, I just dig this.

Robin Tunney was phenomenal as Zoe. I think even if I didn't enjoy the other characters and the plot so much, this movie would be worth seeing just for her performance. She did an excellent job of portraying Zoe's journey. Her performance never felt pushed or strained; she just WAS Zoe, from the first scene to the last. Of course, this is what actors are paid for! I just felt she did an extraordinary job of capturing the character.

I love the way this movie was presented. It didn't abuse, or rely on, special effects. Rather, they were used at just the right time to help tell the story.

This movie has just enough of everything you want in a movie to make it suitable for all the types of moods you might be in when you see it!