Cheeky is a 2003 comedy-drama film written and directed by David Thewlis and starring Thewlis, Lesley Sharp, Ian Hart, Trudie Styler, Johnny Vegas, Mark Benton and Eddie Marsan. Luc Besson served as a co-producer.
The film premiered at the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival.
David Rooney of Variety gave the film a negative review and wrote, âÂÂSappy, sentimental and lacking bite even in its satire of something as lampoonable as television gameshows, this toothless comedy-drama about a bereaved father and son's difficult path toward reconciliation is utterly vanilla tube fodder.âÂÂ
Allan Hunter of Screen International gave the film a mixed review and wrote, âÂÂAn uneasy mixture of broad comedy and sticky sentiment, it is more likely to charm general audiences than please critics.âÂÂ