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Ch�ri (2009)

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Average Rating: 5.7/10
Reviews Counted: 131
Fresh: 67 | Rotten: 64

A too-short script and a romance lacking in heat detracts from an otherwise haughty charmer.

Average Rating: 5.9/10
Critic Reviews: 32
Fresh: 15 | Rotten: 17

A too-short script and a romance lacking in heat detracts from an otherwise haughty charmer.

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Stephen Frears, the director who bolstered his international reputation with his Choderlos de Laclos adaptation Dangerous Liaisons (1988), returns to the annals of period intrigue over 20 years later with this melodrama, which reunites him with Liasons scripter Christopher Hampton and star Michelle Pfeiffer. An adaptation of Colette's 1920 novel of the same name, the tale unfurls in late 19th century Paris -- La Belle �poque -- where numerous courtesans (or female companions of noblemen who

R, 1 hr. 32 min.

Drama, Romance, Art House & International

Directed By: Stephen Frears

Written By: Christopher Hampton

In Theaters: Jun 26, 2009 Wide

On DVD: Oct 20, 2009

Box Office:$2.6M

Miramax

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Cast

Michelle Pfeiffer
Léa de Lonval, L�a de ...
Kathy Bates
Madame Peloux
Rupert Friend
Chéri Fred Peloux, Ch�...
Felicity Jones
Edmée, Edm�e, Edm?
Iben Hjejle
Marie-Laure
Frances Tomelty
Rose
Anita Pallenberg
La Copine
Harriet Walter
La Loupiote
Bette Bourne
La Baronne
Gaye Brown
Lilli
Tom Burke
Vicomte Desmond
Nichola McAuliffe
Madame Aldonza
Toby Kebbell
Patron
Hubert Tellegen
Ernest
Joe Sheridan
Marcel
Alain Churin
Priest
Andras Hamori
Silver-Haired Industria...
Rollo Weeks
Guido
Jack Walker
Monsieur Roland
Natasha Cashman
Madame Roland
Jim Bywater
Clerk

Critic Reviews for Ch�ri

All Critics (131) | Top Critics (32) | Fresh (68) | Rotten (66) | DVD (5)

A movie like Cheri needs the time and space of The Age of Innocence. Instead, it's rushed along in an hour and 40 minutes.

July 3, 2009 Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger

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Stephen Whitty

Newark Star-Ledger

Top Critic

It's the kind of refined, delicate acting Pfeiffer does so well, and it's a further reminder of how much we've missed her since she's been away.

July 1, 2009 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times

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Kenneth Turan

Los Angeles Times

Top Critic

These two lovebirds are playfully mismatched, and that's just why they fall for each other.

June 30, 2009 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Top Critic

Cheri is a serviceable period piece, but not much more.

June 30, 2009 Full Review Source: Arizona Republic

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Bill Goodykoontz

Arizona Republic

Top Critic

Michelle Pfeiffer is quite good, but the script leaves Kathy Bates -- talented as she is -- with a bit of a cartoonish performance.

June 29, 2009 Full Review Source: At the Movies

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Ben Mankiewicz

At the Movies

Top Critic

Where is the passion? Where is the heat?

June 29, 2009 Full Review Source: At the Movies

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Ben Lyons

At the Movies

Top Critic

Insubstantial bit of fluff, with whores sitting around dishing each other.

August 26, 2011 Full Review Source: East Bay Express

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Kelly Vance

East Bay Express

For a movie that is so steeped in sex and carries an R rating, there's a pretty scant amount of titillating sex.

June 26, 2011 Full Review Source: 7M Pictures

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Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

full review at Movies for the Masses

March 1, 2011 Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses

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Joseph Proimakis

Movies for the Masses

Gallic liaisons that aren't especially dangerous - or intriguing.

December 31, 2010 Full Review Source: sbs.com.au

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Don Groves

sbs.com.au

Un correcto cuadro de �poca, entre la comedia picaresca y el drama rom�ntico, con s�lo una excusa para verlo: el regreso protag�nico de Michelle Pfeiffer.

October 7, 2010 Full Review Source: Uruguay Total

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Enrique Buchichio

Uruguay Total

Director Stephen Frears made a nice job of The Queen but this is 'King awful.

September 29, 2010 Full Review Source: News of the World

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Robbie Collin

News of the World

Frears is in no hurry to tell his story, and bids the audience to enjoy the sensation of glimpsing life from a bygone era.

October 26, 2009 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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James Plath

Movie Metropolis

Frears does a fine job of capturing the look of turn-of-the-century France, as well as the essence of Colette's story.

October 26, 2009 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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James Plath

Movie Metropolis

Clever, charming, and slightly superficial, Cheri is the kind of pert period piece that gets by on a great deal of creative goodwill.

October 22, 2009 Full Review Source: PopMatters

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Bill Gibron

PopMatters

(T)he chemistry of these performers makes it not just believable but almost inevitable: emotionally guarded beauties who inadvertently allow affection into their relationship.

October 19, 2009 Full Review Source: Seanax.com

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Sean Axmaker

Seanax.com

Extras on the disc include a set of deleted scenes, a 'making of' featurette and several movie trailers.

October 16, 2009 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide

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Brian Webster

Apollo Guide

Scene after scene unfolds, with colourful costumes, attractive sets, knowing glances and innuendo, but also a feeling that this is a pedestrian read-through of a stage play.

October 16, 2009 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide

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Brian Webster

Apollo Guide

Cheri has its problems, and given the dubious video presentation on this DVD edition, now it has more.

October 14, 2009 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Ed Gonzalez

Slant Magazine

A limp whore's tale set in the turn of the 20th-century in Paris.

August 18, 2009 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

The film is a comedy of manners with a powerful undercurrent of tragedy. Cheri is funny, sad and charming, and the ending may shock you.

July 28, 2009 Full Review Source: The Australian

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David Stratton

The Australian

Sadly the few good elements of Cheri only serve to highlight the films considerable inadequacies, and the only bedroom-based action it will inspire is a comforting nap, possibly before the end of the film.

July 27, 2009 Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald

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Giles Hardie

Sydney Morning Herald

What a drag it is getting old.

July 25, 2009 Full Review Source: Philadelphia Weekly

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Sean Burns

Philadelphia Weekly

Remember Boyle and MacDonald's names: you'll be hearing them a lot when awards season comes around.

July 24, 2009 Full Review Source: Time Out Sydney

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Nick Dent

Time Out Sydney

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During la belle epoque, an old courtesan and a young man fall in love, but when the man must marry, their relationship reaches an impasse.Playwright/screenwriter Christopher Hampton collaborated with director Stephen Frears in 1988 to produce one of the most vicious battles of the genders ever put to film, Dangerous

July 13, 2011

Jim Hunter

Super Reviewer

Indulge in a wicked game of seduction A romantic story of a young boy who is attracted by a prostitute older than himSo the movie inst so bad, i thought it could have been worst, way worst, its an elegant movie, that is visually pleasing, nothing out of the ordinary. In terms of costume this movie is fabulous,

October 10, 2010

Pedro Holanda

Super Reviewer

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