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Metascore®63 out of 100 | Generally favorable reviews

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 88
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    The success of Stephen Frears’ film Chéri begins with its casting. Michelle Pfeiffer, as Lea de Lonval, is still a great beauty. Read full review

  • 83
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    Pfeiffer transcends any hint of cliché ''cougar'' voraciousness. Read full review

  • 80
    The Hollywood Reporter | Kirk Honeycutt

    Actors blossom under Frears' direction. There is no false moment or off-key note in this movie. Read full review

  • 75
    The Onion (A.V. Club) | Tasha Robinson

    The film is a sumptuous, handsome portrait of a woman poised fearfully on the brink of decline, yet too proud to grab at rescue. Read full review

  • 75
    ReelViews | James Berardinelli

    A respectable and satisfying historical romantic melodrama. Read full review

  • 70
    Los Angeles Times | Kenneth Turan

    Michelle Pfeiffer is back, and her reappearance in Cheri, her best role in quite some time, underlines not only how much she's been missed but also how much the world of film has lost by her absence. Read full review

  • 63
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    Cheri, like the character, is an entertaining bauble without much on its mind. Read full review

  • 50
    The New York Times | Manohla Dargis

    There's something poignant about the image of this actress (Pfeiffer) sitting in a pool of sunlight without a smile or trace of visible makeup. But she's trying to reach a character that her director seems intent to keep from her grasp. Read full review

  • 50
    Variety | Derek Elley

    Like a passable bottle of champagne, Cheri fizzes and slides down quite easily but lacks real body and doesn't really hit the spot. Read full review

  • 40
    Village Voice | Melissa Anderson

    Frears and Hampton's missteps begin immediately, with the director providing pinched narration as he recounts, over so many cartes de visite, the histories of other famous ladies who made a handsome living on their backs. Read full review

Avg. Fan Rating:
Average Rating = 2.8 out of 5

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