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Cherry Falls is a small town with some dirty secrets--secrets that come to light when a psychotic killer starts killing teenagers. Only the killer has an unusual criterion: only virgins are marked for death. Cherry Falls is a striking movie that never got released in theaters, probably because marketers didn't know what to do with it. It's not a winking, smirk-while-you-shriek twist on the genre like Scream, nor is it a broad parody like Scary Movie--instead, Cherry Falls tries to turn the clichés of slasher movies into something that will do more than make you jump in shock, and it largely succeeds. It's still scary; few things are creepier than wandering the empty hallways of a high school after hours, and Cherry Falls takes full advantage of that. It's also often funny, mostly because the mechanics of a slasher movie have become just a little too much and you can't help laughing. But it also makes you think twice about attitudes towards sex--moments such as parents breaking into a brawl while talking about their children's sex activity, or an 'experienced' girl's pep talk to an assembly of girls eager to lose their virginity, are both funny and caustic. Brittany Murphy (Clueless, Girl, Interrupted) shines as the sheriff's daughter caught in the middle of it all; Michael Biehn (The Terminator, The Rock) is great as the earnest sheriff who knows more than he lets on; and Jay Mohr (Go, Jerry Maguire) smoothly handles the part of a teacher with an unhealthy interest in Murphy. Cherry Falls doesn't tell you when it's funny or scary, which makes many viewers uncomfortable. But if you're interested in watching a slippery, layered examination of sexual attitudes that is also a successful, spooky slasher flick, then this movie is for you. --Bret Fetzer
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Rating:  - Very Good but not Great Shocker!!!
Blood and Rain
Blood for the Masses
Originally appeared in SavageNight E-zine
Cherry Falls
Starring Brittany Murphy
Michael Biehn and Jay Mohr
Reviewed by
B.L.Morgan
3 Stars
If you're one of those people who loved the Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer movies then you will probably think that Cherry Falls is a great film. I think that it was very good. Not great, but very good.
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Rating:  - Lackluster slasher flick with lame script.
The movie "Cherry Falls" is not very good, even for its type. The movie is about a psycho path killing virgins in Cherry Falls, Virginia, but there is more than meets the eye. The sheriff, played by Michael Biehn, harbors a dark secret which may have something to do with these killings. It actually sounds more interesting than it is, but the movie is really lacking in suspense. Also, I thought the acting was pretty bad to be frank, except for Michael Biehn, who did a pretty good job.
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Rating: - Cherry Peaks Twin Falls ScreamI Know...wait...what the hell?
This is one of those yet again slasher teen pics gone into the waste disposal. This time its in a town called Cherry Falls, Virginia. A killer is on the loose and apparently killing virgins...hmm killing virgins in Virginia...get it? Anyway, it seems past secrets resurface to haunt the town. When the whole town finds this out..every single teenager in school goes and throws a sex party. This floppy non suspenseful movie proves again slasher movies can be kind of boring after awhile. I totally Saw Jay ... Read More
Rating: - SOMEONE IS KILLING THE VIRGINS OF CHERRY FALLS, VIRGINIA...
I caught this straight to video movie on the Independent Films Channel. A slasher film with a decent enough cast, Michael Biehn, Brittany Murphy, and Jay Mohr, it is scary, campy, and funny. It has all the makings of a future cult classic.
The plot is simple. Someone is killing the virgins of Cherry Falls, Virginia, so the film centers around its high school and its resident teens. Brittany Murphy capably and engagingly plays the part of Jody, a teenage girl who has remained a virgin, despite ... Read More
Rating:  - Bloody Teenage Orgy
This film was sooooo wicked!!!!!!!
Iwatched i over and over.
The plot is sheer brilliance.
It's a must see for anybody who hasn't seen this cult classic.
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