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Movie critics combined give Cheri (2009) a score of 2.3847 out of 4
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Cheri (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for DigitalspyDigitalspy
This funny and thought-provoking tale of passion set in 1920s Paris serves as a reuinion for three key players from 1988's acclaimed adaptation of Dangerous Liaisons - director Stephen Frears, screenwriter Christopher Hampton and actress Michelle Pfeiffer ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Digitalspy
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Jam! MoviesJam! Movies
The film is smart, literate and engaging -- at least to this middle-aged viewer. It's likely that the response to Cheri will be very much dictated by age and gender. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Jam! Movies
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
The reteaming of director Stephen Frears, writer Christopher Hampton and star Michelle Pfeiffer, 20 years after their garlanded work on Dangerous Liaisons, proves a potent and heady mix in this tale of an ageing courtesan and her much younger lover. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for The Daily MailThe Daily Mail
Star Trek is the blockbuster hit of the week, but I was also impressed with a very different film which deserves to find just as appreciative an audience - especially among women. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at The Daily Mail
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly
These two lovebirds are playfully mismatched, and that's just why they fall for each other. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Entertainment Weekly
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Shadows on the WallShadows on the Wall
Based on the Colette novel, this film reunites the writer, director and star of Dangerous Liaisons. And it would have to be considered disappointing if judged by that high standard. But this is a terrific slice of romanticism. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Shadows on the Wall
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco Chronicle
Now that she's past 50, can we all stop holding Michelle Pfeiffer's looks against her and just admit that she's a great actress? I know she doesn't look like one or carry on like one, and her way of speaking is just plain, middle-class American, of a kind ...read the complete Cheri movie review at San Francisco Chronicle
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
...read the complete Cheri movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Digital Spy (Ben Rawson-Jones)Digital Spy (Ben Rawson-Jones)
Chéri is a very enjoyable and fascinating cinematic experience. Despite being set almost a century ago, the movie's central themes are very relevant to our age-obsessed contemporary society. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Digital Spy (Ben Rawson-Jones)
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Star TribuneStar Tribune
The characters inhabit a world of grand hotels, opium dens, top hats and ebony carriages, but when the film is done we understand that they are no different from us. Insecurity, heartbreak and regret are timeless, and "Cheri" evokes them gorgeously. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Star Tribune
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Kaplan vs. KaplanKaplan vs. Kaplan
I had to drag David kicking and screaming to see this film. What he doesn't understand is that I find films such as "Cheri" lush and sumptuous. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Kaplan vs. Kaplan
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Christianity TodayChristianity Today
The movie attempts weight by confronting Lea with her self-imposed fate: "You have everything you could possibly want, but none of it means a thing." It's an accurate assessment of the hollowness of both Lea's life and of Cheri itself. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Christianity Today
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Seattle TimesThe Seattle Times
This wonderfully gifted actress, whose beauty has sometimes distracted from her abilities, here makes Cheri something rare and haunting. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at The Seattle Times
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for St. Louis Post-DispatchSt. Louis Post-Dispatch
Cheri may be too leisurely paced for the Fast & Furious and Terminator Salvation crowd. But if you're in the mood for a warm bath rather than a quick shower, you might find this bittersweet period piece quite moving. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for TIME MagazineTIME Magazine
The movie speaks to issues of traditional desirability and dignity, specifically to the point in a woman's life when she either makes decisions about how well those two qualities can exist together or has them made for her. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at TIME Magazine
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Boston Globe (Ty Burr)Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
...read the complete Cheri movie review at Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago ReaderChicago Reader
This costume drama doesn't have nearly as much bite as [Dangerous Liaisons], though the age reversal of its central romance gives it a certain topicality. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Chicago Reader
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Brian Orndorf Brian Orndorf
In 1988, director Stephen Frears, writer Christopher Hampton, and actress Michelle Pfeiffer teamed up to run through a myriad of period games of deception and lust in the classic picture, "Dangerous Liaisons". ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Brian Orndorf
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Rolling StoneRolling Stone
As a cougar chasing a teen twink: That's a crass precis for the elegant, witty pleasures that Pfeiffer, director Stephen Frears and writer Christopher Hampton - who last collaborated on 1988's Dangerous Liaisons - carve out of this tale by the French ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Rolling Stone
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ReelviewsReelviews
Watching Cheri, I felt like someone had turned back the clock by about 15 years. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Reelviews
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.90 out of 4 stars for Film Experience (Nathaniel Rogers)Film Experience (Nathaniel Rogers)
...read the complete Cheri movie review at Film Experience (Nathaniel Rogers)
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for At the Movies (Australia) (Margaret Pomeranz)At the Movies (Australia) (Margaret Pomeranz)
...read the complete Cheri movie review at At the Movies (Australia) (Margaret Pomeranz)
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.com (Dan Lybarger)efilmcritic.com (Dan Lybarger)
...read the complete Cheri movie review at efilmcritic.com (Dan Lybarger)
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood Reporter
Stephen Frears never makes the same movie twice. What he does do though is make thoroughly professional and immensely entertaining stories that pay particular attention to characters, their flaws, emotions and deepest desires. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at The Hollywood Reporter
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Antagony & EcstasyAntagony & Ecstasy
If I conclude that the film is ultimately a touch on the trivial side, I do not believe that I am accusing it of anything that the filmmakers didn't intend it to be. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Antagony & Ecstasy
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Daily MirrorDaily Mirror
The verdict This sophisticated romantic drama is wonderfully lush and witty, with Pfeiffer perfectly cast as a woman who falls for an idle 19-year-old against her better judgement. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Daily Mirror
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Emanuel LevyEmanuel Levy
The new period drama, "Cheri," reteams director Stephen Frears, writer Christopher Hampton and star Michelle Pfeiffer exactly two decades after their successful collabotration on the Oscar-nominated "Dangerous Liaisons," fro which Pfeifer received a Suppo ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Emanuel Levy
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for BackstageBackstage
Modestly engaging story is enriched by delicious acting to become a good adult alternative to Transformers and Hogwarts this summer. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Backstage
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Times-Picayune (Mike Scott)Times-Picayune (Mike Scott)
Unlike [Michelle] Pfeiffer, the script for Cheri has a tendency to sag noticeably here and there. She manages to pull the most out of it, however. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Times-Picayune (Mike Scott)
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Orlando SentinelOrlando Sentinel
She's a leading Paris courtesan, that high-class brand of prostitute that had its heyday before the telephone created "call girls". ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Orlando Sentinel
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)
A movie like Cheri needs the time and space of The Age of Innocence. Instead, it's rushed along in an hour and 40 minutes. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Times OnlineTimes Online
Stephen Frears and Christopher Hampton, the director and the writer of Dangerous Liaisons, have reunited for this adaptation of Colette's 1920 novel, and the result is a similarly polished and handsome work, not only in its eye for the clothes and inter ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Times Online
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for New York PostNew York Post
Part of the problem is Friend, who lacks the re-quisite charm in the underwritten role. Truth is, he and Pfeiffer have pretty close to no chemistry. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at New York Post
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for New York Daily NewsNew York Daily News
Still, the movie's shallow amusements do make for an ideal guilty pleasure, especially since the actors seem to be having so much fun. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at New York Daily News
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Review - filmcritic.comReview - filmcritic.com
You arrive at an upscale restaurant, absolutely famished, and order an extravagant entree. When the plate arrives, on it sits a tiny cube of meat, decorated with illustrious sauces and eye-catching garnishes. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Review - filmcritic.com
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for The Arizona Republic The Arizona Republic
Cheri is a serviceable period piece, but not much more. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at The Arizona Republic
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for The TelegraphThe Telegraph
The amused, companionable drawl of Stephen Frears tops and tails Cheri, talking us through vignettes of famous courtesans, and introducing us to Lea de Lonval (Michelle Pfeiffer), the fading, belle epoque beauty of Colette's eponymous novel. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at The Telegraph
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Milwaukee Journal SentinelMilwaukee Journal Sentinel
Grand entrances and grander hats only begin to describe Michelle Pfeiffer's beautifully bewitching performance in "Cheri," a period romance from director Stephen Frears and Pfeiffer's first leading role in seven years. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Groucho ReviewsGroucho Reviews
Let's not bury the lead here: the reason to see Cheri is the reunion of three key players from the scintillating costume drama Dangerous Liaisons: actor Michelle Pfeiffer, director Stephen Frears, and Oscar-winning screenwriter Christopher Hampton. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Groucho Reviews
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for USA TodayUSA Today
Cheri, like the character, is an entertaining bauble without much on its mind. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at USA Today
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Orlando WeeklyOrlando Weekly
All the frilly hats, teasingly lit sex and delicious turns of phrases can't inject this adaptation of Colette's novel with enough drama to sustain its tight running time. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Orlando Weekly
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Dallas Morning NewsDallas Morning News
Pfeiffer is curiously cold and brittle, while Friend never allows us to feel his character's anguish when he realizes the error of leaving Lea. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Dallas Morning News
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia InquirerPhiladelphia Inquirer
About 20 years ago, filmmaker Stephen Frears and screenwriter Christopher Hampton adapted the novel Dangerous Liaisons. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for ReviewExpress.comReviewExpress.com
It's been some time since a truly seductive romance has appeared on the big screen, so the arrival of Cheri, starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Rupert Friend, has much to live up to. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at ReviewExpress.com
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Cheri (2009) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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Cheri (2009) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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