Rotten
Dramas about the porn industry range from expressions of puritanical rage to celebrations of open sexuality; this one manages to avoid both extremes, as well as anything else that might make it worth watching.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
About Cherry
There's No Such Thing As Going Too Far.
2012 · 1h 42m · R
Drama
Directed by
Stephen Elliott
Overview
18-year-old Angelina shuffles between school, a dead-end job, her exploitative boyfriend, and home, where her life consists of cleaning up after her alcoin holic mother and protecting her younger sister from their menacing stepfather. After arranging an escape to San Francisco with her best friend Andrew, she soon finds herself dating a coke-addicted attorney and becoming immersed in the local porn industry, mentored by lesbian director Margaret, who has more than just a professional interest in Angelina's talents.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
14%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Here is a movie that suggests prostitution is something that just sort of happens to you, like Lyme disease.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
This is just a slow-moving skin flick broken up by lots of boring discussions about Cherry's future.
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Rotten
The fatal flaw ... is its refusal to examine Angelina's occupation from outside the bubble. You might even call it a recruitment film.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Rotten
Everything here is done badly.
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News
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