Cherrybomb
Rupert Grint’s Rave Reviews – Cherrybomb (2009)
“The relation triangle is presented convincingly by new generation stars Rupert Grint, Robert Sheehan and Kimberley Nixon.”
“Among the stars of 14plus is Rupert Grint, who doesn’t bear any resemblance to Harry Potter’s friend Ron in his new role…”
Berliner MorgenPost (daily paper) (in German — translated by Suzanne)
“The one who already has to be counted among the winners is the Briton Rupert Grint. In the Harry Potter films he is Ronald Weasley, the best friend of the eponymous wizard-in-training, and the eternal second behind the actor who portrays him, Daniel Radcliffe. In Cherrybomb, which has its world premiere in the 14plus section, Grint is allowed to get rid of the buddy-image.”
Maerkische Allgemeine (in German — translated by Ivana)
“Like his collegue Daniel Radcliffe, Grint too is trying to change his image for the post-Potter-era and he holds his own very honorably!”
Berliner Morgenpost (in German — translated by Suzanne)
“One usually expects of Rupert Grint something to do with magic. But actually Malachy does not have a magic wand or anything else magical. … All three actors played in such a gripping way that one might think, all this would have really happened.”
Junge Journalisten (in German — translated by Ivana)
“In it, Rupert Grint proves that he is more than Harry Potter’s best friend.”
Bunte – Szene (in German — translated by Ivana)
“… above all ‘Cherrybomb’, which celebrated its world premiere at the Berlinale, demonstrates that Grint is a talented actor. Alfonso Cuarón, the director of ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Askaban’, had already stated three years ago that he considers Grint as the most promising actor among the Potter stars.”
Stern.de (in German — translated by Ivana)
“Grint conveys an eager-to-please middle-class background as Malachy…”
“We are familiar, of course, with Grint’s work in the Harry Potter movies as Harry’s funny and fiercely loyal best friend Ron Weasley. So it is particularly interesting to watch his performance as a Belfast youth, caught between a stable, comfortable home life and his desire to prove himself a dangerous ‘bad boy’ to impress the alluring Michelle and keep pace with his truly wild best friend Luke. In this film, Grint is unrecognizable from his Ron Weasely persona. He makes an impressive transformation, both physically, trading Ron’s shaggy ginger locks for rockabilly slicked-back hair, and in his character. With an insouciant smirk and latent intensity behind a calm exterior, Grint is convincing as Malachy, a hard-partying guy who is essentially a good kid with a rebellious streak, an “A” student and a poet armed with a can of spray paint. … Whereas Grint’s Malachy was played with the quiet subtlety befitting the anchor in Luke’s life, Sheehan gives Luke a frenetic, nervous energy. … But even in the quieter scenes, good use is made of close-ups of the highly expressive faces of the young stars, especially Grint and Sheehan, who are both exceptionally watchable and appealing in a real way, and not the perfect, pretty-boy Hollywood standard.”
“… Cherrybomb plays very well indeed. It’s got a dream teen cast – all the main leads are superb and, although none are native to the province, each acquit themselves almost flawlessly as far as Northern Ireland accents are concerned.”
“One of the 16 year-olds at the centre of this teen drama is Malachy (Rupert Grint), who, presumably during the summer while waiting on his exam results, works at the Titanic Leisure Complex (…) His family are a bit middle-class and clingy, a bit of an embarrassment for a young 16 year old boy who would rather be out drinking, smoking and shagging girls.”
“Younger audiences however will I’m sure, if they are anything like the characters in the film, take this all in their stride and in a mature fashion, and feel rather more comfortable than myself with the sight of young heartthrobs like Rupert Grint, Robert Sheehan and Kimberley Nixon running around semi-clothed for fair portions of the film.”
“Fabulously directed, well scored and impressively performed…”
“…Cherrybomb – a fairly entertaining teens-gone-bad tale set in Belfast. It’s stylishly shot and contains some excellent performances, although I’ll never be able to watch Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) in the same light again…”
“The pair of directors don’t waste their time trying to demonstrate a strikingly original style, they have faith in the pale face of Rupert Grint (who has finally freed himself from the Harry Potter label), and they content themselves with a few simple solutions, such as the text messages materializing onto the screen, as the sign of an increasingly shorter and more painful communication.”
Sentierri Selvaggi (in Italian — translated by Anna and Ivana)
“If you expect Rupert Grint to be somewhat slow and dumb just like he is in the Harry Potter films, you will be positively surprised. Grint is capable of being more than a sorcerers apprentice sidekick. In Cherrybomb he shows off his sexy and wild side.”
“…Grint in the Northern Irish film Cherrybomb where he plays, with incredible nuance, a model teen that struggles against the expectations of his family and the weight of oncoming adulthood.”
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