Grade: 2.0/5.0
The halting narration of Cherry (Tom Holland), a disillusioned boy with no marketable skills, overlays the first few acts of the Russo brothers’ new film, and you have to wonder if you’re watching a gritty adaptation of J.D. Salinger’s iconic novel. That’s not what you’re watching, of course, because the acclaimed author was very adamant that his work would not be adapted for the screen. What you are watching is the disastrously war-torn crime drama “Cherry,” based on the semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by a man who is not outlandishly different from Holden Caulfield of “The Catcher in the Rye.”
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The Russo Brothers have made themselves known in the film industry, mainly for their work on some of the best films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. After gigantic blockbuster films like the last two
Avengers films, I was curious to see what else they could tackle besides the superhero genre they had pretty thoroughly mastered. Shortly after
Avengers Endgame, it was announced that the brothers would be taking Tom Holland (Spider-Man) for a special project called
Cherry. The Russo Brothers definitely picked a gripping, emotional story and a perfect actor to play the lead character, but I wasn’t too impressed with most of their cinematography and directing choices.