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Cheri (2009) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Houston Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)Houston Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
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Cheri (2009) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-TimesChicago Sun-Times
Near the beginning of Colette's novel Cheri, she gives her young lover a necklace with 49 pearls. We can imagine there is one pearl for every year of her age. Her lover is 24 years younger than she. Therefore, 25. Six years pass. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Chicago Sun-Times
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
The success of Stephen Frears’ film Chéri begins with its casting. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
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 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 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 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 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 3.25 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 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 3.20 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 3.20 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 3.00 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 efilmcritic.com (Dan Lybarger)efilmcritic.com (Dan Lybarger)
...read the complete Cheri movie review at efilmcritic.com (Dan Lybarger)
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.80 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 2.75 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 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 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 2.75 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 2.50 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 2.40 out of 4 stars for The Age (Australia) (Jake Wilson)The Age (Australia) (Jake Wilson)
...read the complete Cheri movie review at The Age (Australia) (Jake Wilson)
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Herald Sun (Australia) (Leigh Paatsch)Herald Sun (Australia) (Leigh Paatsch)
...read the complete Cheri movie review at Herald Sun (Australia) (Leigh Paatsch)
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for SSG Syndicate (Susan Granger)SSG Syndicate (Susan Granger)
...read the complete Cheri movie review at SSG Syndicate (Susan Granger)
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Total FilmTotal Film
The last time Stephen Frears directed Michelle Pfeiffer in a Christopher Hampton script, the outcome was Dangerous Liaisons: a film that thrust a hot poker up the literary costume drama and somehow made John Malkovich sexy. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Total Film
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for This is LondonThis is London
It isn't easy to translate the defiantly non-chronological writing of Colette to the screen and Stephen Frears, assisted by the screenplay of Christopher Hampton, hasn't done it with complete success. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at This is London
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for ViewLondonViewLondon
That said, Cheri remains a sharply written, emotionally engaging drama with terrific performances from Pfeiffer and Friend. Worth seeing. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at ViewLondon
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Sky MoviesSky Movies
Many years ago old man of British film criticism Barry Norman conducted a squirm in the seat interview with Michelle Pfeiffer, asking her, "What's it like to be so beautiful?" ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Sky Movies
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Reeling ReviewsReeling Reviews
The screenplay by Christopher Hampton is based on the titular novels by French author, Colette, and this is the weak link in the artistic chain. The dialog often feels stilted and does not ring true and the characters had little substance and dimension. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Reeling Reviews
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Reeling ReviewsReeling Reviews
As a love letter to the fifty-something Pfeiffer, "Cheri" is a beautiful thing to behold. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Reeling Reviews
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Channel 4 FilmChannel 4 Film
While the cracks have started to show in Michelle Pfeiffer's famous porcelain visage, her acting is tighter than it's ever been. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Channel 4 Film
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for The Onion A.V. ClubThe Onion A.V. Club
Overall, Cheri is less like a film than like the experience of sitting in on a picture-book reading in the children's room of the local library. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at The Onion A.V. Club
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for MSNBCMSNBC
Remember that parable about the kingdom lost because of the war, because of the battle, because of the message, because of the rider, because of the horse, because of the shoe, because of the nail? There's a similar hierarchy of disaster in "Cheri", ...read the complete Cheri movie review at MSNBC
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Film School Rejects (Robert Levin)Film School Rejects (Robert Levin)
...read the complete Cheri movie review at Film School Rejects (Robert Levin)
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for New York Times (Manohla Dargis)New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
...read the complete Cheri movie review at New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)
...read the complete Cheri movie review at Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Slant MagazineSlant Magazine
Putting aside her fragrant memoirs, Cheri and The Last of Cheri are probably Colette's finest achievement as a writer; they lucidly express her faith in materialism as well as her convincing belief that sensuality is the highest of all human pursuits. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Slant Magazine
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Little White LiesLittle White Lies
It's not that Cheri is a selfish, shallow fop that's the problem - in fact, that's the point, and Hampton and Frears do their best to stick to Colette's unsentimental characterisation and droll gender reversals. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Little White Lies
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Getting to see Michelle Pfeiffer in a big role is almost worth sitting though Cheri. But not quite. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for ColeSmithey.comColeSmithey.com
Stephen Frears's adaptation of two combined Colette novels, never takes hold due to a myopic screenplay by Christopher Hampton, and from a severely misjudged performance from Kathy Bates that threatens to sink the film whenever her distinctly non-British ...read the complete Cheri movie review at ColeSmithey.com
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The GuardianThe Guardian
Stephen Frears and screenwriter Christopher Hampton had a major success in 1988 with Hampton's version of Choderlos de Laclos's 18th-century novel Dangerous Liaisons, and they've combined again for an adaptation of Colette's 1920 novel Cheri, another Fre ...read the complete Cheri movie review at The Guardian
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The SunThe Sun
THERE are few things in a film The Sneak hates more than a poor little rich boy. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at The Sun
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Toronto StarToronto Star
By the end, it almost seems as if Frears has wearied of the tale, bringing in the narrator to dispatch Cheri to his fate (an unhappy one) in a few well-modulated sentences. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Toronto Star
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Washington PostWashington Post
The film itself, though, is all dressed up with nowhere to go. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Washington Post
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Metromix.comMetromix.com
Cheri (Rupert Friend) is a typical 19-year-old slacker-his mother (Kathy Bates) complains about the dark circles under his eyes, his habit of sleeping past noon and the way he constantly nags her for a car. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Metromix.com
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Detroit NewsDetroit News
That the sum of "Cheri" isn't nearly as impressive as it parts becomes apparent halfway through the movie, when it has been well-established that an aging prostitute (Michelle Pfeiffer) is going to be forced to give up her longtime boy toy (Rupert Friend) ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Detroit News
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for OregonianOregonian
Pfeiffer is lovely but uneven, Bates too campy, Friend a cipher. Stephen Frears, so reliably lively, directs here as if in a fog, with stilted staging and editing and no feel for the passionate heat at the heart of the story. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Oregonian
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Film-ForwardFilm-Forward
If ever there was a role to be cast based solely on looks, it's Colette's Cheri. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Film-Forward
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Combustible CelluloidCombustible Celluloid
Still unquestionably beautiful, Michelle Pfeiffer plays Lea de Lonval, a retired courtesan who embarks upon an unexpected six-year affair with the son of a former colleague (Kathy Bates), a pouty, drawn, spoiled brat, nicknamed "Cheri" (Rupert Friend). ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Combustible Celluloid
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Boston GlobeBoston Globe
It takes a while for "Cheri" to limber up and get to the heart of the matter. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Boston Globe
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The Globe and MailThe Globe and Mail
Screen actresses hoping for a lengthy career should look to specialize in lightweight comedy. Take Sandra Bullock and Julia Roberts, busy romcom queens since the early nineties. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at The Globe and Mail
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)
Frears and Hampton are never able to balance the dramatic and comic elements, and the film feels dour and unpleasant. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Saint Paul Pioneer PressSaint Paul Pioneer Press
Getting to see Michelle Pfeiffer in a big role is almost worth sitting though Cheri. But not quite. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Saint Paul Pioneer Press
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Screenit.comScreenit.com
The following is a brief summary of the content found in this R-rated drama. A handful of religious and colorful phrases are uttered, while sexually related dialogue is present. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Screenit.com
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Village Voice Village Voice
'For the first time in my life, I felt morally certain of having written a novel for which I need neither blush nor doubt," Colette said of Cheri, her 1920 novel of the Belle Epoque Parisian demimonde. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Village Voice
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 1.75 out of 4 stars for One Guy's OpinionOne Guy's Opinion
Colette's "Gigi" was twice adapted for the screen-first in 1948, the second time as Vincente Minnelli's Oscar-winning 1958 musical-so it's not surprising that somebody should have decided to take on her two earlier novels about Cheri. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at One Guy's Opinion
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 1.75 out of 4 stars for The Times of LondonThe Times of London
It must have seemed like such a great idea: reunite the director, the writer and one of the stars of Dangerous Liaisons for another lavishly costumed exploration of sexual politics and French aristocratic ennui. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at The Times of London
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 1.75 out of 4 stars for Time OutTime Out
A little more than 20 years ago, Dangerous Liaisons set a near-camp standard for sparring aristos who draw blood, yet still fall prey to true love and what workplace manuals now call ageism. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Time Out
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 1.75 out of 4 stars for Empire MagazineEmpire Magazine
Scheming rich French women, sex scandals, Michelle Pfeiffer... There's so much about period flick Cheri that promises delicious comparisons with 1988's Dangerous Liaisons. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Empire Magazine
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 1.75 out of 4 stars for Time OutTime Out
The multi-talented and adaptable director Stephen Frears has produced one of his most dull, airless and conventional films in this Christopher Hampton adaptation of two of Colette's semi-scandalous, Belle-Epoque-set Parisian novels. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Time Out
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 1.75 out of 4 stars for Daily Mirror [UK] (David Edwards)Daily Mirror [UK] (David Edwards)
Michelle Pfeiffer is reunited with director Stephen Frears for the first time since they made Dangerous Liaisons back in 1988. This may pique your interest but, nostalgia aside, there's little in this period piffle to engage or entertain. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Daily Mirror [UK] (David Edwards)
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Scotsman (Alistair Harkness)Scotsman (Alistair Harkness)
...read the complete Cheri movie review at Scotsman (Alistair Harkness)
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Kansas City StarKansas City Star
Purportedly a tale of seething emotions, Cheri almost never registers love or anguish. It's banal. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Kansas City Star
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Creative LoafingCreative Loafing
The miscast Kathy Bates' incongruous turn (she's about as French as Captain America) provides some unexpected relief in this cinematic flatline. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Creative Loafing
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 1.10 out of 4 stars for Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)
Lying on a mattress and staring out with inarticulate wistfulness is to this film what answering the phone and marveling at the odd stag were to Frears's The Queen. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Washington PostWashington Post
The movie bogs down by going nowhere other than inside its characters, who are intensely passionate but of an era more curious than emotionally relevant. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Washington Post
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Hollywood & FineHollywood & Fine
It's such a pleasure to watch Michelle Pfeiffer hold the screen in a way she hasn't for far too long that one can almost forgive "Cheri" its flaws. Almost. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Hollywood & Fine
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Salon.comSalon.com
Cheri is a perfect example of a movie that gets many of the details right and the vibe all wrong. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at Salon.com
Cheri (2009) scores a combined 0.75 out of 4 stars for The GuardianThe Guardian
Michelle Pfeiffer deserved the finest vehicle for her comeback. This is the film-equivalent of a knackered Trabant with four bald tyres and a farting exhaust. ...read the complete Cheri movie review at The Guardian
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