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(1 - 19) of 19 OFCS Rating: 47% Rotten Page   1   3.5/5 "Clever, charming, and slightly superficial, Cheri is the kind of pert period piece that gets by on a great deal of creative goodwill."   PopMatters   Bill Gibron 3/5 "Chéri should have swept the audience off their feet and carried them to the bedroom... but instead teases them with a whiff of perfume and a flirtatious wink."   Filmcritic.com   Blake French B "Frears takes Hampton's wet-lipped hint and bathes the film in a booze-soaked haze of opulence and intolerance, employing masterful cinematographer Darius Khondji to deliver bold images."   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf C "Stephen Frears's adaptation of two combined Colette novels, never takes hold due to a myopic screenplay by Christopher Hampton, and from a severely misjudged performance from Kathy Bates that threatens to sink the film whenever her distinctly non-British"   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "Chéri's saga of bad parenting ostensibly has to do with designs and rituals of love."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 2/4 "Cheri strikes a jarring note right from the start."   Slant Magazine   Dan Callahan 3.5/5 "Thanks to a radiant performance from Michelle Pfeiffer, 'Chéri' occasionally overcomes a storyline that never quite develops momentum."   eFilmCritic.com   Dan Lybarger C- "A limp whore's tale set in the turn of the 20th-century in Paris."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz C- "A numbingly wrong-headed period piece that misfires on virtually all cylinders...Hampton and Frears prove heavy-handed, and their clumsiness is magnified by the missteps of the cast."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/4 "Cheri is an engaging romantic melodrama that provides an authentic sense of time and place."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 8/10 "Frears does a fine job of capturing the look of turn-of-the-century France, as well as the essence of Colette's story."   DVDTown.com   James Plath "Parental Content Review"   Screen It!   Jim Judy 2.25/5 "If ever there was a role to be cast based solely on looks, it's Colette's Chéri."   Film-Forward.com   Kent Turner C+ "...keeps one at arm's length, the subject handled with a light touch that keeps the emotions it should evoke at bay."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 4/5 "Technically, the film is spotless, with gorgeous cinematography, colourful costumes, detailed sets and a marvellous Alexandre Desplat score."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline C+ "...a good one for fans of period movies and Stephen Frears but left me less than satisfied."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford "(T)he chemistry of these performers makes it not just believable but almost inevitable: emotionally guarded beauties who inadvertently allow affection into their relationship."   Seanax.com   Sean Axmaker 6/10 "It's all about the wicked game of seduction, but there's a distinct unease about Pfeiffer's performance that permeates and dilutes this sophisticated yet poignant concept."   SSG Syndicate   Susan Granger 7/10 "If I conclude that the film is ultimately a touch on the trivial side, I do not believe that I am accusing it of anything that the filmmakers didn't intend it to be."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton  (1 - 19) of 19 OFCS Rating: 47% Rotten Page   1