I like Black Panther, but I didn't like this movie.

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

The movie runs out of plot and jokes well before the end of a two-hour running time, long for a light comedy.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

The slasher genre never got a tune up quite like it did with Cherry Falls, a tongue in cheek satire that while hilariously high concept and silly, can actually be pretty frightening, especially during it's intense climax. Here's the premise: Cherry Falls is a small town in Virginia that has fallen prey to a masked serial killer. The twist? Said killer is only targeting virgins, which causes quite the uproar. As the high school kids all scramble to get laid before they get laid six feet under, the prudish townsfolk become unhinged and disgusted by the whole affair, and a decades old secret involving some of the town's best and brightest comes to light, a scandal to rival tr sleazy parade of flesh this murderer has set into motion. Young Jody Markum (Brittany Murphy) has yet to have her cherry popped, and fears for life in between bouts of teenage angst. Her father (Michael Biehn), who also happens to be the town sheriff, wrestles with demons in his past, as well as his own. A schoolteacher (Jay Mohr) scours the town archives for clues before it's too late. And every horny adolescent tries to desperately get their freak on, providing some of the funniest moments you'll see in a fright flick. Gymnasium orgies, rampant fornication and all kinds of naughty antics ensue. Nothing beats the faculty meeting where parents violently argue as to who has the sluttiest offspring. Full of in jokes, innuendo and sly sexy humour, this is one of the great overlooked horror comedies out there.

"Cherry Falls" has the residents of a small town in Virginia up in arms when a serial killer begins targeting teenage virgins. Jody (Brittany Murphy), a high school student, finds herself at the center of it all with her sheriff father (Michael Biehn) investigating the case.I recall catching "Cherry Falls" on television one summer back in the early 2000s when it showed on the USA Network. I was barely a teenager then, but the film's killer always stuck in my mind— the long, stringy black hair, adorned in the black leather attire as she chased Brittany Murphy down an empty high school hallway was an image I've continued to remember.Re-watching the film now, probably a decade later at this point, I am surprised by how much the film still holds up. The script is a clear-cut satire on the slasher genre, riffing on "Scream" but playing up the teenage sexuality angle and flipping it on its head. Where teen sexuality has always been a peripheral trope of the genre, "Cherry Falls" makes it its primary focus, subverting the "dead, oversexed teenagers" to "dead virgins." The writing here is witty and clever, and the film is macabre and unnerving while still maintaining a playful edge to it.Director Geoffrey Wright employs some flashy cinematography at times—there is a lot of flaring, jumpy hyper-edits and dramatic stylistics that show the film's age— but there is also a timeless capturing of small-town high school culture that gives the film a strong atmosphere that makes it an especially enjoyable watch. The aforementioned presentation of the film's killer still has an effectiveness to this day; it's bizarre and unusually striking, and the long black hair masking the face makes for some very creepy visuals. There are some great thrills as the film propels itself toward its climax (no pun intended) as the killer crashes the teens' mass orgy in the woods, which gives rise to some of the film's more playfully humorous tinges.The late Brittany Murphy leads the film, and is as fantastic as she always was; her character is believable as a high schooler, and the script gives her room for emotion. Jay Mohr and Michael Biehn are also great here, with minor performances from Jesse Bradford and DJ Qualls, whose careers were still in infant stages.Unfortunately, "Cherry Falls" was relegated to television and home video after rumored battles with the MPAA which left the film cut to shreds and quickly sold out for TV distribution. In some ways, the film does appear to be over-cut, but not enough to take away from its cohesion. There is an ample amount of gore in the film as well, which was surprising to see on the USA Network back in the early 2000s.Overall, "Cherry Falls" is a clever and unashamed take on genre tropes that is playful and unnerving in equal measure. It is not a film that needs to be taken seriously, and in fact, it makes sure its audience need not to. It adequately situates itself within the universe that all high school slasher films reside in and bounces off the landmarks gracefully, leaving us with a fun, creepy, and self-aware end product that is as quick-witted as it is absurd. 8/10.

A young couple in Cherry Falls, Virginia is parked in a car for sex. Coming as no surprise, they are slashed to death by a shadowy, long-haired killer. Also parked, mature-looking teenager Brittany Murphy (as Jody Marken) says she's not ready for intercourse with eager beaver boyfriend Gabriel Mann (as Kenny Ascott). He doesn't get to be very persuasive because Ms. Murphy's blonde mom arrives to collect her daughter and a cigarette. It appears that smokin' mom might want to take Murphy's cute blond boyfriend for a ride, but the action moves elsewhere. The earlier victims are discovered to have the word "virgin" written among their bruises and another alleged virgin joins them in the afterlife. Realizing the killer is going after virgins, the high school-aged boys and girls afflicted with the condition decide to have a cherry-popping orgy...Though they are given many juvenile things to say, those pretending to be in high school are not. They sound like sixth graders and look like college students. Presumably, most of the virgins are in the lower grades, and are the least "desirable" looking kids. Not in Cherry Falls. Their orgy reveals bodies looking quite different than what you'd see in the average locker room. Young Murphy's scenes with sheriff father Michael Biehn (as Brent Marken) are sexualized – they seem more like potential lovers than father and daughter. Granted, this may be intentional. Schoolteacher Jay Mohr (as Leonard Marliston), revealed to be around 27-years-old, is age appropriate – but he seems like one of the kids around his cast-mates. The "foot scene" (you'll know it when you see it) is the most sexy. Direction by Geoffrey Wright is suspenseful.***** Cherry Falls (7/29/00) Geoffrey Wright ~ Brittany Murphy, Michael Biehn, Gabriel Mann, Jay Mohr

I start this review stating that it's surely inspired in teen horror movies that were made in late 90's, such as "Urban Legend" and "Scream". Even thought the main plot seems quite ridiculous, I must confess that the whole story actually MAKES SENSE. I expected it to be a total lame movie with hilarious scenes all the time, but it is not-- and I don't know why IMDb categorizes it as "Comedy" in first place. It's a delightful movie to watch, mainly when Brittany Murphy comes in scene-- she is young and cute in this picture. "Cherry Falls" doesn't have a known cast, but there is nothing bad to say about the acting. All of them are plausible for the characters they're playing. It is, in my point of view, a better version of "I Know What You Did Last Summer", with less clichés and a more credible story, even if it seems lame in a first sight. So that's it, I'm not ashamed to say I enjoyed this film and would recommend to friends; I just don't give it a higher rating because it is sometimes too similar to the movies cited above.