Imagine a fast-paced Mexican Pulp Fiction, and you've got a pretty good idea what this pungent, funny and unapologetically violent caper film is all about.
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08/20/04
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Nicotina (2004)
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Reviews Counted:47
Fresh:21
Rotten:26
Average Rating:5.6/10
Theatrical Release:Aug 20, 2004 Limited
Box Office: $800,371
Synopsis: From the producers of "Amores Perros" comes "Nicotina", a highly stylized crime caper set in Mexico City about a simple exchange that goes awry, causing the lives of nine unsuspecting characters to... [More]
Starring: Diego Luna, Lucas Crespi, Jesus Ochoa, Rosa Maria Bianchi
Director: Hugo Rodriguez
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Reviews for Nicotina
...perfectly enjoyable while it’s unfolding, but...[vanishes]...from the mind before the closing credits have finished.
08/18/04
Appealing combination of mordant humor and cheerful pessimism.
08/19/04
Top CriticBlood, guts, diamonds, and nicotine - a lethal and funny combination.
08/20/04
It's extremely Tarantino, but quite watchable in its own right, and has some character-driven depth, given the very real economic concerns which face these mostly hard-working people.
08/08/04
Supercharged with an energy and ingenuity that Run Lola Run once had a patent on.
08/19/04
Undeniably, captivatingly clever.
08/19/04
Rodríguez keeps the story moving with multiple images, quick zooms and other editing tricks that serve as reminders that Nicotina is not to be taken seriously.
08/26/04
Top CriticA whole lot of dark, real-time fun in Mexico City. I hear it’s better than being there. Safer, too, unless you’re a character in this film.
08/07/04
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08/16/04
Hugely entertaining Mexican crime comedy.
08/20/04
Ultimately, it is series of coincidences and misunderstandings in which nicotine is to Nicotina what the Big Mac was to Pulp Fiction.
08/20/04
After taking way too long to spark its many subplots, "Nicotina" smolders into an addictive romp that is at turns lightweight and grisly
09/05/04
What does it mean? Not all that much, really -- just a pleasurable hour and a half passing, like an extended cigarette break.
08/17/04
It arrests with violent bursts and anxious pauses until its three plots merge in a satisfying resolution; its laughs caught in my throat like smoker's cough.
08/19/04
[A] loud, engagingly frenetic black comedy...
09/06/04
Clever and entertaining.
09/10/04
Mr. Rodriguez and screenwriter Martin Salinas create inspired moments of dark humor.
08/19/04
Top CriticI suppose Nicotina is a gimmick film, but it's brought off with such verve it's great fun.
09/24/04
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