Showing posts with label Robin Tunney. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Robin Tunney. Show all posts

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Cherish (2002, Finn Taylor)

This movie has gone largely unseen since its release almost a decade ago. I suspect a lot of the blame for this lies on the movie itself. Content with drifting between slick romantic comedy conventions and thriller standards, Cherish is a difficult movie to pin down and, I would assume, market to the masses. This being typed, many of these shifts in tone are helped along by the joyful and aware performances from a game cast as well as a truly rocking soundtrack of vintage sing-along hits from days gone by.

Zoe, as portrayed by Robin Tunney, is a hero worth playing along with in her cat and mouse game, perfecting her strategy to unmask a dangerous stalker while under house arrest for a crime she didn't necessarily commit. In between her quests for clues, she has an even bigger nemesis to face down; boredom. This leads Zoe to several colorful situations with her diverse group of neighbors and, more interestingly, herself.

Cherish is definitely worth a watch because it sparkles. That's really the best I can say for this little picture. Much like its lead character it's impossible not to like, flaws and all.