Wednesday, June 15, 2005

Sometimes I feel like ... somebody's watching me: "Cherish"

Never heard of this one? Neither had I, but I watched it for two reasons:
1. The plot -- a stalked woman is placed under house arrest after running over a bicycle cop -- sounded intriguing.
2. It starred Robin Tunney.

Even if she's no Meryl Streep in the acting department, I've always has a soft spot for Tunney. Not sure why, considering she's shaved her head ("Empire Records"), dealt out curses ("The Craft"), climbed mountains with waste-of-space Chris O'Donnell ("Vertical Limit") and boinked Lou Diamond Phillips in space ("Supernova"). Oh, and those four movies? Not so good. Not even close.

Still, Robin is cute, so I gave "Cherish" a shot. Helping matters was Tim Blake Nelson, whom you'll recall from "O Brother Where Art Thou?", "The Good Girl" and "Minority Report." He played something of a dolt in all three of those, and here he gets a little more substance as Tunney's parole officer. Throw in other curious casting -- Jason Priestly, Nora Dunn and a rare acting turn by former closet case Liz Phair -- and there seemed to be potential.

The verdict? OK, I guess. Can't say it's worth the time unless you're a fan of these folks or really like cheesy '70s and '80s music, which Tunney's character listens to a lot while homebound. Otherwise, you have to be content contemplating Robin and her lojack ankle cuff while she knocks about the apartment and occasionally tries to get out -- nothing great. The resolution was meant to be more exciting but really came off kind of silly. Now, if Chris O'Donnell and Lou Diamond Phillips had been around ... well, call the Academy.

2 Comments:

At 9:53 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

So, you'd give this 3 1/2 stars then?

 
At 2:21 PM, Blogger Jefferson said...

Nah, I use a more sophisticated 10-star scale. So this is merely a 9-star movie.

 

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