#cherry review

[tomhollandsslut]

The shower scenes AHHHH OUR MAN IS RIPPED I—

[killyspinacoladas]

Just finished Cherry and I want to say that it was a phenomenally done film. My main concern before watching was that I'd have a hard time seeing Tom Holland (who I obviously relate to Spiderman) and Ciara Bravo (who I've only ever seen in Big Time Rush) in such serious roles. I was worried their baby faces would take me out of the movie, but I am happy to say that once the movie got rolling I really didn't notice how young they both look.

Ciara was amazing in the movie, this being the second thing I've seen her in I was very impressed with her acting.

And Tom really carried the film excellently. He really pulled off the more mature content well, and I think he proved that he is capable of doing serious roles outside of Spiderman.

Overall, I give this movie 8.5/10 stars. Not a full ten because it's not a perfect film, but I really enjoyed it.

[agentnico]

Cherry (2021) Review

Spider-Man does drugs. Makes sense to be fair, as one must be quite high to supposedly swing about on web slings hallucinating of green goblins and sandmen. 

Plot: Cherry drifts from college dropout to army medic in Iraq - anchored only by his true love, Emily. But after returning from the war with PTSD, his life spirals into drugs and crime as he struggles to find his place in the world.

Fresh of their success of making the highest grossing film of all time - Avengers: Endgame - the Russo brothers step away from sci-fi superhero extravaganza and instead tell a more grounded and serious story of love, war, PTSD, depression and drug use. This is indeed a very serious and in fact slow paced movie, at its own detriment at times as this film is way over 2 hours and it could have easily been cut shorter by 20-30 minutes. This is a case of style over substance, with the Russos putting major focus on finding creative ways of playing around with the camera and bring out some unique visuals, and as such there are many well shot sequences, however that comes at the expense of a chaotic narrative, with the stylization distracting from the overall plot. As such I want to bring up Darren Aronofsky’s 2000 psychological thriller Requiem for a Dream which shares the same DNA to Cherry, in that it also focuses on depicting the various stages of substance use that lead to addiction and the expected aftermaths. With that movie, there’s also a lot of editing trickery and visual experimentation, however Aronofsky never loses sight of the story he is trying to tell and as such the movie’s shock and horror leaves more of an after effect on the audience, haunting the viewer with its acts of provocation. In the case of Cherry, the Russos do indeed get a bit too invested in stopping and smelling the roses by fixating on some other visual trick but at the expense of dragging out the plot and the movie run time and as such making many parts of the film boring. This leads to the overall experience being not as hard hitting as it should be. In fact, at times when the movie should shock it surprisingly holds back and that’s why Requiem for a Dream is more superior in this genre of work. Also, the music in Cherry has nothing against that central “Lux Aeterna” music theme of Requiem for a Dream! That track is a true adrenaline filled power piece that gives Richard Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries” a run for its money.

Where Cherry does work is in its central performances. Tom Holland who is most notably known for his Marvel work, has previously exhibited that he has dramatic chops with last year’s dark turn in The Devil All the Time, and now goes even further than that. To the beginning of the movie, Holland does what Holland does best, however as the movie progresses and he transcends into madness and drug use and the deepest pits of despair, Holland is really forced to challenge himself as an actor, having to deliver the raw emotion and complete loss of control of his surroundings, and you do end up at times forgetting that its Tom Holland and instead this broken shell of a man, and it’s truly incredible to watch. What is also incredible to watch is the amount of hairstyle changes the kid goes through in this movie! If you’ve ever wanted to see Peter Parker’s head shape change as much as it does in this movie then boy are you in for a treat!! Ciara Bravo too has to carry some of the dramatic heft as Cherry’s wife who sticks with him through all the hardships and works as a fitting on-screen partner. Jack Reynor also pops in to drop some of his classic Irish charm and then leaves to probably, I don’t know, go have a Guinness at the local pub. Who knows what those Irish folk do in their free time...

The movie does leave you with an upsetting after thought that this is something that doesn’t just happen to one man. There are many out there who face similar struggles and hardships, and speaking especially of war veterans who aren’t given the proper support and medical help after providing time of their service to their country, so many people end up falling into that same black hole. Its a depressing notion and one that is unfortunately very true. Definitely something worth pondering about, and though as I said Cherry is far from perfect and overstays its welcome, it’s nonetheless a very interesting though tough watch.

Overall score: 7/10

[spidermaninlove]

@pinkawhite:  This Cherry review is really good imo if u are interested. Like he said, the movie didn’t dig enough on all the themes it pretended to cover. Everytime a scene started to get interesting, it was just wiped out almost immediately. I wished they focused more on the PTSD plot rather than mixing every single stylistic technique in history just for the sake of it. They said that every directing choice had a meaning but most of the time it was just distracting as HELL..At least the performances were good.. The subject matter of the movie is really interesting itself, and the movie could have been great if not those over the top direction and dialogues.

moi:  I agree the movie isn’t excellent but Tom’s performance is.

[hollandcrush]

Personally I loved the ending cause it reminded me of the first time cherry and Emily saw each other, and it was just so hopeful yk. I literally cried at the end when I saw Emily cause I thought cherry was just gonna be alone but it was like a new beginning🥺

i understand that point of view, and i get why the russos did it.. but in the context of the film it just seemed to be forced. within the span of five minutes the whole mood of the film changed. and tbh i read the book, and i loved the ending bc it really emphasised that never-ending cycle that drug addicts face during their battle and it just resonated with me. i was shook after reading it.

but like I said, the russos were connected to this story on a very personal level, so i can see why that was the ending. but i believe a stronger message would’ve been portrayed if that movie ended with cherry on the sidewalk.

[cherrylomain]

WELL THAT WAS 8)

-DRU IS SO CUTE

-I like that they go somewhere else and are put in new environments, the animals were really cute

-I'm glad margos over boys for now

-The villain was so punchable but I enjoyed him lol

- cool 2d ending

Negatives are obv minions so I just skipped those parts, edith never seems to have a concrete plot point but I guess I understand why