KnotMissPriceless Why so much hype?

SoftInloveRox Horrible, fascist and poorly acted

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Teddie Blake The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

ruthann-renaud I saw this movie a few months ago on a local TV station on the late, late show. It looked good and I stayed with it to the end. It's a good chick flick with enough to hold anybody's interest. The fact that Zoe's apartment becomes a prison and she makes do with what she has gets interesting and intriguing. Zoe's relationship with the man who keeps attaching her monitoring device was also quite interesting. That was several months ago. The other night, the same station rebroadcast the same movie on the late, late show and what I saw came across as a totally different movie--different plot twists, etc. from what I saw several months ago. Perhaps an alternate version exists...please check.

S.R. Dipaling I mean,really,how DO you describe or categorize a film that goes as such:A shy,awkward young woman named Zoe(Robin Tunney,getting a rare chance to truly shine)loses herself in her music,even while at work. In an attempt to become more sociable,she goes to a club to be with the office Lothario(Jason Priestley),where she subsequently gets fairly drunk. In a moment of utter absent-mindedness,she allows for a guy who's been stalking her to invade her car,hi-jacking her and killing a police officer with her vehicle. He gets away in the ensuing wreck,leaving her behind to suffer the consequences.Able to avoid serious jail time(At least until trial),she is instead placed on "House arrest" and monitored by ankle bracelet,and thus developing a relationship with the deputy/technician(Tim Blake Nelson)charged with installing and checking the device. But as she is holed up in a large apartment dwelling in a rough part of town,her amount of cabin fever and her increasing desire to find the man who framed her for the crime,she becomes more restless and more willing to break free,placing her,fate both long-term and immediate,in serious jeopardy.Directed and written by Finn TAylor,this film sort of glides in and out of being a romantic comedy,a thriller and a complex character drama. While the film seems to move at a didactic pace that almost defies the viewer to wonder what is the purpose or aim of the film,but the acting(particularly from Tunney,Nelson and Brad Hunt,as the stalker),the uniqueness of story and the enthusiastically retro soundtrack(peppered with '80s pop hits)make this film tough to forget. I found myself drawn to see this again after first renting it as an afterthought. Give it a try and maybe you'll feel the same,too.

tmk1 The first third of this film was promising, but it got so badly out of hand by the end that I can't seriously recommend anyone bother watching it. I found it really difficulty to be sympathetic to this main character who didn't seem to be affected by the death of a policeman--even if she wasn't responsible. Her main concern during her confinement seems to be how to foil the ankle device, not thinking about her screwed-up life, or how to clear her name. Worst of all, there is so little motivation for many of her actions that the whole thing just falls apart. The ending made me furious--she goes through a thoroughly unbelievable search for the guy who got her into this mess, uncovers plenty of evidence to clear herself then breaks her own foot to escape! That's not just stupid, that's insulting. Maybe they were bending over backwards not to have her just fall into the arms of her rescuer, but that could have been a far more satisfying scenario.I really loved "Dream with the Fishes" but after seeing this I won't be so quick to seek out another film by this director. The guy clearly has some issues with stalking women. This COULD have been a really good film, but it ended up just pissing me off.

chrissythecat I just saw the film "Cherish" on television the other day, and I have to say, I think it's a brilliant little film. I think Robin Tunney and Tim Blake Nelson are highly underrated actors who deserve our praise for their amazing performances. I absolutely recommend this film if you tend to like slightly off-beat, almost campy movies. It's not really a mainstream movie, but if you have the chance to see it, check it out. It's about this woman (Tunney) who people see as weak and helpless. She's quirky and her style and appearance match her personality. She loves music and throughout the film, songs are used to convey the theme and mood, almost acting as another character. She ends up attracting this guy who basically is stalking her and ends up ruining her life. I don't want to give away the entire movie and ruin it, so I'll leave it at that.