Rating of
3.5/4
Day-Lewis Needs To Do At Least Nine More Movies
Alex - wrote on 01/02/10
Nine is not really a great musical. The music is not all that good (except for a couple of outstanding ones). But, that doesn't mean that the movie is pretty damn good.
The acting is absolutely near perfect with Daniel Day-Lewis leading the way. He is an amazing actor and portrays Contini...like he is Contini. I remember his acceptance speech for There Will Be Blood. He looked like Contini then. What a stud.
The rest of the cast is great as well (surprisingly, considering Kate Hudson is in int, who I despise). Nicole Kidman even puts on a fine performance.
So why is this movie so good if it only relies on acting? The story is pretty good but to be honest, it is fairly anti climactic. But, the cinematography is outstanding (as expected from Rob Marshall) and the way that Lewis paints the picture the way he acts.
I won't say this is a perfect movie nor is it better than many I had in my top 10 last, but maybe time will tell a different story (upon second viewing).
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Gabe - wrote on 01/02/10 at 10:37 AM CT
Nine Review comment
I haven't seen it, but I've heard this is a re-make of Fellini's 8 1/2.
