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Nine Lives (2005)

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75

Average Rating: 6.7/10
Reviews Counted: 84
Fresh: 63 | Rotten: 21

Nine Lives is bolstered by a strong cast and features many insightful glimpses into the lives of women.

83

Average Rating: 7.3/10
Critic Reviews: 24
Fresh: 20 | Rotten: 4

Nine Lives is bolstered by a strong cast and features many insightful glimpses into the lives of women.

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Average Rating: 3.1/5
User Ratings: 21,347

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Filmmaker Rodrigo García takes an unusual look into the lives of nine different women in this episodic drama. Each of the film's nine sequences has been staged as a single shot, using the Steadicam system to allow the camera to follow the action fluidly and without cuts. In these short episodes (lasting between ten and 14 minutes), Holly (Lisa Gay Hamilton) has a brief moment of reverie while confronting the specters of her past in her old neighborhood. Maggie (Glenn Close) escorts her young

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Rodrigo García

Feb 14, 2006

$0.1M

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All Critics (85) | Top Critics (25) | Fresh (66) | Rotten (21) | DVD (11)

The stories are sketches, often without resolution, and while individual segments succeed admirably, taken together the portraits are a fitful match.

October 1, 2007 Full Review Source: Associated Press
Associated Press
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Some parts are stronger than others, but as a fleshed-out artistic vision, Nine Lives works remarkably well.

December 31, 2005 Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Nine Lives is an elegant film of quick, tour-de-force acting turns, a simple actor's gesture that tells you more than four pages of dialogue, a movie that demands concentration but that rewards the viewer willing to pay attention.

December 2, 2005 Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Sentinel
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[Garcia] leaves you thinking deeply about these people. And leaves you wanting more.

November 4, 2005
Philadelphia Inquirer
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Composed of nine short films, each starring some of the best female actors working, though many of them aren't working enough.

November 4, 2005
Detroit Free Press
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The moments that Garcia has chosen to observe are unforgettable, the women -- played by an ensemble of actresses at the top of their respective games -- indelible.

November 3, 2005 Full Review Source: Washington Post
Washington Post
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Nine Lives, zero truth

September 1, 2009 Full Review Source: CinePassion
CinePassion

Each woman has to turn herself inside out in continuous time. It has the demands of theatre and the intimacy of cinema.

June 6, 2008 Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning Herald

Loss is the common thread that binds the women in these nine snapshots that involve us in their intricate lives. Some stories work beautifully, while others are dull and hardly capture our interest

April 26, 2008 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile
Urban Cinefile

In the end, all of the pieces in Nine Lives fit together perfectly. If one story doesn't quite resonate for you, the next one likely will in this small but beautiful film.

October 1, 2007
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Kathy Baker deserves and Oscar nomination for juggling so many different feelings during her slow, reluctant acquiescence to the drugs that may likely save her life.

October 1, 2007 Full Review Source: FilmStew.com

Nine Lives had me tense, engaged, sometimes disgusted, sometimes moved, and always interested. Garcia is an ingenious and eloquent storyteller.

September 27, 2006
Christianity Today

Don't wait too long for drama like this.

May 12, 2006 Full Review Source: Film Threat
Film Threat

A truly amazing film.

April 27, 2006 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid
Combustible Celluloid

It's as if we're randomly eavesdropping on the private concerns of one particular neighborhood ... a neighborhood that sure has its fair share of heartache.

March 28, 2006 Full Review Source: DVD Clinic
DVD Clinic

Although Nine Lives is imperfect, as you watch the extras and think about what Garcia attempted, the stories begin to resonate more . . . and you begin to appreciate the product almost as much as the process.

March 4, 2006
Reel.com

Nine Lives isn't a master work, but it's still a fascinating piece of filmmaking.

March 4, 2006 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis
Movie Metropolis

...a remarkably powerful little film.

February 23, 2006 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews
Reel Film Reviews

You won't find ensemble acting much better or writing more incisive than that in Nine Lives ...

January 27, 2006 Full Review Source: Kansas City Star
Kansas City Star

Certain characters and their particular pains become so engrossing in their 10-minute bits that it's sad to see them go.

January 8, 2006 Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle
Austin Chronicle

Audience Reviews for Nine Lives

The concept is not original at all, that's probably why it has such a low average. If you've seen Crash and Magnolia and you liked it, than I don't see why you wouldn't like this one. Some good solid acting and 'drama for your mama'.
December 14, 2010
Saxia

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Couldn't keep my attention very well. Although, like most movies filmed this way... I like to watch how the stories intertwine.
November 9, 2006
dreamfaeries

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