Cherry (2010) is about a college freshman named Aaron (Kyle Gallner, a young actor I've enjoyed in "Red" (2008), "A Haunting In Connecticut (2009) and in several TV appearances) who meets a colorful cast of characters upon breaking free from the grasp of his cold, aloof mother and timid father. Aaron's roommate is a typical, horny guy who is always busy behind closed doors. Aaron is polite, educated and preppy. He keeps busy in an engineering class by working out an equation and a project that shows how man can 'walk on water.' He keeps even busier juggling the various women he meets on campus. A quiet coed seems like a good match, but her non-interest in shaving her body hair drives him away. He finds himself involved in a tug-of-war between an older woman, a lady in her mid-30s returning to school, and her feisty, angsty daughter. Both women are drawn to the former Boy Scout (he's polite and preppy after all), but one is too old and one is too young. He can't commit to either one, but he knows he cares about them. Issues are complicated by Aaron's mother's reaction to his relationship with this woman and her daughter and also by the presence of the older woman's volatile cop boyfriend (Esai Morales, "La Bamba"), whom the daughter despises. Things work themselves out as the boy navigates through them, attempting to literally walk on water, waiting for his teacher's approval. I enjoyed this movie, although some of the characters and situations seemed cliched, especially for a movie like this, about a naive freshman entering school and a whole new world for the first time. I haven't yet seen "The Perks of Being A Wallflower", but I would imagine that movie and this one might share some similar themes. As tied up as the cherry stem in anyone else's mouth but his own (since he lacks the talent for tying them), that's how tangled Aaron's freshman year is and how tangled it becomes.
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