Cherry Pop (2017)

Expected more

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

A laughfest from beginning to end. Great silly performances by all. Lars Berge was very effective and perfectly acted as the straight guy who wants to really sing in drag just so he can perform in front of an audience.He manages to finally get accepted into the gang. Loved it.

I'm a huge fan of Drag Race, and couldn't wait to see this movie. Unfortunately, there were a lot of lines that were really disrespectful to women. The queens spend a scene talking about how disgusting a vagina is, sing a song making light of abortion (I'm pro-choice, but it is usually a seriously difficult situation), and just generally bash women. I'm all for men dressing in drag, especially to express femininity since our culture tells them to suppress that, but don't make fun of women, you still get to walk around the world as a man. Borrowing women's culture of dresses, makeup, shoes, hair, mannerism, etc., is fine, great even, but to be so disrespectful is not a good look.

I've never written a review before on a movie and I've seen a lot (good and bad). I cannot stress how awful this movie really was. After 5 minutes, I couldn't turn off the train wreck. Like my last relationship, I hung around hoping it would get better; it didn't. I need to re-evaluate my life's choices after this second major mistake. The only redemption this movie has are the bloopers in the credits. That's only because the acting wasn't forced but actually genuine.

Where To Begin....I try to be kind to LGBT films, but this one was originally a 30 minute short script, stretched out to a full length film. Some funny bits... mean drag queens, picking on the straight guys, in a drag queen lip-synch nightclub. Lars Berge is "the cherry", a brand new (straight boy) act trying out at the club, where the established acts are catty, as expected. A fun song... "Thanks for sticking it in me!" Although I must say... Waaaaayy too much time spent on Zaza, who does the "Birdcage" bit where she simply can't go on for a myriad of stupid reasons. That got annoying quickly. Some fourth wall stuff... like speaking to the camera, but then suddenly the others can hear it also. It's entertaining, and a fun caper, but the script needed more meat on it. There's a funny bit during the out-takes, which I won't give away, but stick around to the very end... its pretty funny. Directed by Assaad Yacoub, who has written and directed several films. Written by Nick Landa. Currently showing on netflix.