Wild Cherry

I get what they were going for here, "American Pie from the girls perspective" but it was full of poorly executed jokes, bad lighting/sound, paper thin characters that you didn't care about, generic soundtrack, and lots of missed opportunities. The choppy editing didn't help either. There was a germ of a good idea here, and a couple of promising set ups, but the execution was just so low rent that everything fell flat. (Understandable since this was ultra low budget). Also Rumour Willis is not camera friendly at all and should never be cast in anything.

This movie has a good cast, and has all the potential in the world, however some of the story falls off the table. There are a few scenes that make you roll your eyes, and the writers COULD have done ALOT BETTER, just made themselves look flat lazy. Again, it had so much potential, and was IDK, maybe a few times where writers should have admitted they were tired, or they could have at least said something to eachother or spoke up and said "That's funny, BUT... (in the swimming pool scene) Wouldn't the Guys ACTUALLY SAY SOMETHING that would actually give away the fact there was other guys there??" Or several other scenes that make you just same, 'C'mon Maaann...' Such a good cast, in such a poor film.

A virginal high school senior (Tamia Raymonde) decides to get revenge on her jock boyfriend when she discovers he's only dating her in hopes that she will end up in his team's "bang book".

Not sure what to make of this film. The movie seems to be presented as a comedy, but it really is not funny. Even Rob Schneider does not help -- and it is not his fault, as they give him nothing to work with (a complete waste of such talent). But I want to complain about Matt MacNabb for a moment.

MacNabb, a writer for DVDLegion.Com, is quoted in the press release as saying "American Pie has nothing on Wild Cherry." You, sir, are a terrible reviewer. I am by no means a fan of "American Pie", but it is far and away the better film. "Wild Cherry" just had no funny moments, and despite being full of teen girls in various states of undress, just is not sexy.

A few times it comes close to emulating "Van Wilder", particularly with a very disgusting use of male juices. But it is just gross and not funny at all. Who is this film catering to? It is not realistic, it is not silly, it is not consisting of anything redeeming whatsoever.

With Rumer Willis (Ashton Kutcher's stepdaughter), Tamia Raymonde ("Lost") and the girl from "The Hills", this should draw in your attention. I mean, you know, that is some decent star power. But again, completely wasted. That the film is dated 2009 but is only getting released in 2011 says something. And that something is this: it is not good.

This is a teen sex comedy, similar in feel to American Pie, but with a subtle Canadian flavour. This is one genre of film that Canada seems to do well with over the decades. In this one, at high school, a group of virgin girls discover that the boys are interested in them only because of a list in a "bang book" which supposedly will help them win their football games. So they organize to withhold sex until the season is over. I expected the film to be either overly preachy or overly lewd, but it chose a middle path, combining sexual humour with a literal feel-good story. Don't get me wrong... there are the expected gross-out scenes, and the expected serious messages. But they don't beat you over the head with them. Manitoba seems an unlikely place where this film would be made, but they obviously know something about film-making there. While this gives me hope for Canadian film, which so often disappoints me, I wonder if these particular skills will be applicable to more serious film fare. Still, I look forward to seeing what they do next.

... has been sucked out by this mess of a film. I've seen Tania Raymonde in more recent projects and feel she's an underrated and deserving actress. So yeah, I went into this one blind (never a good move unless you dont mind losing 2 hours of your remaining existence), and I paid dearly for doing so.

It started out with, well, at least a shred of promise that it was going somewhere. Yeah, somewhere - that it did.

This went down the old, tired, formulaic trail of raunch where these writers and directors targeting a young audience seem to inevitably go. You know, everyone's doing it by 16 or 17, probably many times with multiple partners -- so why arent you? And whats wrong with you that you dont want random, reckless sex - whenever, wherever, however? None of it will matter after high school anyway, right? Potential partner has no redeeming qualities, has no clue about making mature decisions or what a purposeful life is about? No worries, no problemo. No real life consequences to worry about, yeah, so just go for it!

In lieu of the Me Too movement of a few years ago, does any of this cause us to give pause and ask why Hollyweird is so intent on littering the landscape with these messages?

The *only* - and I do mean only - semi-redeeming thing in this film is Rob Schneider. He tries valiantly with what little he has to work with. The salad scene gave me a hearty laugh. But really, the writing is gosh awful, throughout, the scenes get increasingly deplorable, and by an hour through, you know there will be not a single thing worth taking or remembering from this wreck. Oh, and gee, let's throw in the "big game" at the end (gee, wonder how that will turn out?) involving absolutely zero characters this film has given you one reason to root for.

Note to scriptwriters - more in your face crude doesnt equal funny or entertaining. I dont know where the career paths of the dimwits responsible for Wild Cherry have gone in the decade and a half since, but I wouldnt hold hope that they took a step up from here. To anyone who gave Cherry more than 2 stars, you seriously need to discover what a true quality film of value is. Some value, any value. This one isnt it.