CHERISH
A tipsy techie is kidnapped by a madman who takes over the wheel of
her car, runs over a cop, and vanishes into the night, leaving the
blotto girl behind to face the consequences.
(Now in stores)
CAST: Robin Tunney, Tim Blake Nelson, Brad Hunt, Liz Phair, Jason
Priestley, Nora Dunn, Lindsay Crouse, Ricardo Gil, Kenny Kwong, Stephen
Polk
DIRECTOR: Finn Taylor
"...an endearingly offbeat romantic comedy with a great meet-cute
gimmick: The heroine meets Prince Charming while he's fitting her
with an electronic ankle bracelet...Tunney delivers a tour de force
as the ditzy Zoe...Nelson makes a surprisingly agreeable leading man,
and there is considerable romantic chemistry as the mutually mistrustful
Zoe and Daly warily circle each other...Writer-director Finn Taylor
bends genres at the climax, turning the story into a silly chase-thriller...But
by that point, the luminous Tunney has built up so much good will
that 'Cherish' still ranks as the season's first bona fide date-film
sleeper." --Lou Lemenick, The New York Post
"The plotting is alternately belabored and distracted, and cumulatively
so inconsequential that the climactic Run Lola Run beat-the-clock
plays out with zero suspense." --Dennis Lim, The Village Voice
"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." --Elvis Mitchell, The
New York Times
"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...Robin Tunney and Tim Blake Nelson have enough going for
them that they would be worth seeing in happier circumstances, but
they can't make much of a dent in this negligible film...'Cherish'
makes us feel that we're being held prisoner as much as Zoe." --Kevin
Thomas, The Los Angeles Times
"Under the sly, inventive direction of Finn Taylor, this madness is
consistently entertaining, even if it comes close to falling apart
during its implausible Run-Lola-Runesque wrap-up... Robin Tunney is
a star very much on the rise." --Guy Flatley, Moviecrazed
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