Cherry Pop

Synopsis:

Cherry Pop! is a crazy night in the life of a small local bar’s drag show. It’s about a newcomer struggling with being the outcast on his first night. And a legend coming to terms with life after her last night in drag. And it’s about a bunch of other back-stabbing queens with their own problems who just plain can’t stand each other. Even the stories of some of the patrons play a part in the chaos. Cherry Pop is a real-time roller coaster ride where you better be strapped up, tucked in, and ready to go!

Quick Thoughts:

“Cherry Pop” is an interesting premise of a queer film that unfortunately falls a bit flat. Even after a second watch, I’m torn with whether I enjoy it or not. Don’t get me wrong, there are some funny and good moments! But I’m familiar with a few of the queens who star in this, and something’s off. Many of the lines are delivered with the oomph I expected. However the biggest reason I’m not a massive fan of this queer film is actually some of the drag numbers. There’s a fine line between comedy and distasteful, and more are in the latter category than the former! Overall, “Cherry Pop” is not a horrible film – but even though it’s an expansion of an earlier queer short film, I think it needed a bit more work in order to truly shine!