While it's the characters that make the movie memorable, it's their actions that make the movie a classic. Filled to the brim with eye-popping stunt and action sequences, the movie is a thrill a minute romp that rarely lets up.
A tongue-in-cheek sci-fi action pic which owes a considerable debt to the Mad Max movies, Cherry 2000's greatest asset is topbilled Melanie Griffith, who lifts the material whenever she's on screen.