My Grading System

A+ = Masterpiece (I hold back on this one.) / A = Great. / A- = Really Good. / B+ = Good. / B = Decent (Serviceable). / B- = Flawed but okay (For those times there's something redeeming about the work). / C+ = Not very good (Skip it). C = Bad. / C- = Awful. / F = Complete Disaster (I hold back on this one too).

Note on Spoilers: I will try to avoid ruining a story by going into too much detail. But if I wish to include some revealing points to my analysis I will try to remember to add a separate spoiler paragraph.

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Cherry (2010)

Kyle Gallner does what he does best and that's play a teenager in angst in this average film about going to college and finding ones self.  Along with his mishaps as a freshman, he becomes infatuated with an older student named Linda whose teenage daughter, Beth, falls for him too.  In someways I appreciate writer and directer Jeffrey Fine's independent spirit, crafting a semi-funny drama.  It's too bad the producers marketed this one as a romantic comedy.  While there are some funny parts this is not really a comedy, it's a drama with some surprisingly decent acting.   Besides this misrepresentation, the other big problem I have is with the main character's journey.  He's obviously a talented artist but he struggles to be an engineer.  Why is there no resolution and did meeting Linda and Beth really help him on his journey?  I didn't think so.  Grade: C+
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