...perfectly enjoyable while it’s unfolding, but...[vanishes]...from the mind before the closing credits have finished.
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08/18/04
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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
Recognizably part of the energized Mexican new wave, though nothing to write home about artistically.
08/18/04
Top CriticWhat does it mean? Not all that much, really -- just a pleasurable hour and a half passing, like an extended cigarette break.
08/17/04
Nicotina eventually becomes a decent crime thriller, but it's set up in such a weird way, you're probably not going to get through it.
08/17/04
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08/16/04
Tedious... dated...
08/16/04
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
An uncertain, but also unboring, neo-noir comedy that has more than its share of gimmicks.
08/07/04
Close enough to Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels to make no difference, Nicotina delivers the predictable in a blur of phone calls, gunshots and lightning-fast editing.
08/07/04
A 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
The smoke that powers the film's narrative is a whole lot of hot air.
07/26/04
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