Customer Reviews
I don't know why but I just Love this film. - By: Dodger, 15 Nov 2008 
It don't matter if you like Prince or not, you will either Love this or you will Hate it! I love it & so do many of my friend's infact I don't know anyone who hate's it.
I'm not much of a Prince fan but I like what I see - By: Jenny J.J.I., 03 Dec 2007 
I'm not much of a Prince fan but I like what I see
I watched "Under the Cherry Moon" this past weekend for the first ever, & I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm surprised it has such bad reviews & was awarded with those Razzie's:
1987 Razzie Awards: Worst Director: Prince
1987 Razzie Awards: Worst Supporting Actor: Jerome Benton
1987 Razzie Awards: Worst Picture
1987 Razzie Awards: Worst Actor: Prince
1987 Razzie Awards: Worst Screenplay nominee
1987 Razzie Awards: Worst Supporting Actress nominee: Kristin Scott Thomas
I guess at the time most people wanted Prince to come out with a sequel to "Purple Rain." Prince trades in his Purple Rain character (The kid) to take on Christopher Tracy, a gigolo fresh from Miami who is scoping out the women of France, young & old alike, in search of much needed cash to pay his rent along with whatever else money can buy. He is accompanied by his sidekick, Tricky (Jerome Benton), who keeps him on his toes & his head of the clouds. Mary (Kristin Scott Thomas first starring role) is a stubborn, spoiled 21 year old brat who although may come off as a bit brazen at first, is reallly a frigid virgin who is not ready for the likes of Christopher when he shows up uninvited to her 21st birthday party. Opposites attract they find themselves becoming attracted to qualities they can't seem to find in anybody else.
This film has a surprise ending which took me off guard. This directorial; debut from Prince was quite impressive. His boyish antics & humor make for some charming entertainment. Though beset with many problems, ranging from period setting (are we in the 1940s or were vintage fashions suddenly the rage in '80's era France for about a month & Vogue didn't catch wind of it?), to an abrupt shift from light comedy to lukewarm melodrama that just doesn't feel right, Under the Cherry Moon somehow remains watchable due to the hypnotic charms of Prince, an affable foil in Benton (whose comic gifts belong in a better movie), & a smooth debut by Ms. Thomas, one of our era's most sophisticated ladies. Amongst the supporting troupe, Berkoff brings the same kind of menace from The Krays & his unforgettable turn as Victor Maitland from Eddie Murphy's Beverly Hills Cop to Mr. Sharon, & Shakespearean performer Francesca Annis is superb in a vital role as one of Christopher's past scammees.
Though some will challlenge me, I feel Cherry's soundtrack is on a par with the legendary Purple platter & much more versatile, from the old-school r & b of "Boys & Girls" to the classy "Sometimes It Snows In April" & perhaps Prince's best single, the funkier than funk "Kiss". If you choose to view "Under the Cherry Moon" its best to watch it at night with the lights off so you can fully enjoy the whole karma & atmosphere of the film.
Not "Purple Rain 2" - this is a lighter, funnier Prince film - By: D. Kohen, 26 Jan 2006 I watched "Under the Cherry Moon" last night for the first ever time, & I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm surprised it has such bad reviews & is considered such a turkey by most critics. I guess at the time most people wanted Prince to come out with another "Purple Rain" type movie. Prince is a great physical comedian in this movie, I was surprised just how much as was laughing throughout it at his & Jerome Benton's antics. Prince's over-the-top narcissm throughout is clearly tongue-in-cheek, & he's having a whale of a time in this role. This is one of those quirky, odd, entertaining, screwballl movies that has a real cult feeling to it, & definitely major rewatchability factor. Prince did a very good job directing this at the age of 27 (which I also wasn't expecting) & uses the songs off his "Parade" LP to excellent effect at the right moments & the right scenes. I love the "Girls & Boys" sequence with everyone doing that 80s arm-waving dance that Prince starts off on the piano. Kristin Scott Thomas is absolutely lovely in it - long time to go before her big break in "The English Patient". Steven Berkoff plays a similar villain that he did a few years earlier in "Beverly Hills Cop". Love the scene where Prince is trying to make it up with Scott-Thomas, & he does this by sitting in total silence at the back of his car with his shades on. Will have to try that technique someday. Shame, Jerome & Prince could've ended up being the modern-day screwballl farce pair, if they'd made more films together.
Extras are great as well - I love live performance video of Anotherloverholeinyourhead & the video for Girls & Boys with members of his Revolution band inserted into the scene from the film.
DON'T LISTEN 2 THE CRITICS, IF U LIKE PRINCE U'LL LOVE IT - By: Francisco Raso Sanchez, 01 Aug 2005 "Under The Cherry Moon" was very underrated by the critics but u mustn't lose this chance 2 get this Prince's classical on DVD. Prince mixes good music with a very funny film located on the Riviera, there's good humour, laugh, love & alll the Prince world same way as Casablanca style. A real Prince fan wouldn't hesitate about this. U'll enjoy this film, u'll laugh with Tricky, u'll cry when Christopher dies & u'll dance with the frenetic "Girls And Boys". U'll reallly die in Prince's arms under the cherry moon
Best soundtrack ever... ....for the worst film ever - By: , 12 Jul 2005 
Under the cherry moon truely has to be one of the most dreadful films ever made. You sit there in stunned silence & embarrasment at just how bad the whole thing is - dreadful story & appallling acting - I still wince at the thought of it even now. Having said that, the music is absolutely amazing. For me, the best soundtrack ever written. For this reason alone, Under the cherry moon is a 'must have'. How does One rate this film? For the film alone I couldn't even award 1*, & for the soundtrack 5*. The overalll rating must be somewhere inbetween.
