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The Nines (2007)

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Reviews Counted: 57

Fresh: 39

Rotten:18

Average Rating: 6/10

Consensus: Though The Nines doesn't solidify as well as writer/director John August would hope for, Ryan Reynolds's strong performance makes each of the film's intriguing segments worth watching.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for language, some drug content and sexuality.

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Aug 31, 2007 Limited

Synopsis: John August, who has written such diverse films as GO, BIG FISH, CORPSE BRIDE, and CHARLIE'S ANGELS, makes his directorial debut with THE NINES, a complex, thought-provoking work divided into three... John August, who has written such diverse films as GO, BIG FISH, CORPSE BRIDE, and CHARLIE'S ANGELS, makes his directorial debut with THE NINES, a complex, thought-provoking work divided into three sections and featuring the same actors playing different roles, with the number nine always lurking in the background. In "The Prisoner," Ryan Reynolds plays Gary, a TV star who has been placed under house arrest after going crazy because his girlfriend dumped him. He is watched closely by Margaret (Melissa McCarthy, from THE GILMORE GIRLS), a publicist who seems to know more than she is letting on, and by neighbor Sarah (Hope Davis), who is instantly attracted to him. In "Reality Television," Reynolds is a director named Gavin who is shooting a TV pilot starring McCarthy (playing a version of herself), but he's getting mixed signals from studio executive Susan (Davis), all while being filmed for a television reality program. And in "Knowing," Reynolds is Gabriel, the character in the TV pilot that Gavin was shooting, with McCarthy playing his wife, Mary, and Davis as a mysterious stranger deciding whether she should help the family, whose car has broken down on a deserted mountain. Certain minute elements repeat in each part, giving clues as to what it's all really about as fantasy and reality intertwine. David Denman (THE OFFICE) and Elle Fanning also appear in each section, while Dahlia Salem (ER) and Ben Falcone (McCarthy's real-life husband) play themselves within fictional worlds. THE NINES is a fascinating exploration of art and character that, of course, runs 99 minutes. [More]

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Hope Davis, Melissa McCarthy, Elle Fanning

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Hope Davis, Melissa McCarthy, Elle Fanning, David Denman, Dahlia Salem

Director: John August

Director: John August
Screenwriter: John August
Producer: Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen, Dan Etheridge
Composer: Alex Wurman
Studio: Newmarket Films

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Full Review Source: NPR.org | comment Comment
10/18/08
Bob Mondello
NPR.org

It defies categorisation, which I love, and defies logic, which is very European. But it's also clever, funny and compelling

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
10/04/08
Andrew L. Urban
Urban Cinefile

An interesting, if high minded, concept film that is nothing without its performers.

Full Review Source: Oscar Guy | comment Comment
09/30/08
Wesley Lovell
Oscar Guy

The sort of movie that would probably appeal to Ryan Reynolds' detractors . . .

Full Review Source: Sci-Fi Movie Page | comment Comment
08/27/08
James O'Ehley
Sci-Fi Movie Page

August is on solid ground when he's riffing on Stephen King and celebrities, but he's stretching when he tries to be David Lynch, which would require a distinctly different kind of brain damage.

Full Review Source: Paste Magazine | comment Comment
06/08/08
Robert Davis
Paste Magazine

August may be peddling some absurd New age "secret", but at least it allows him the benefit of stronger and more coherent storytelling.

Full Review Source: CinemaBlend.com | comment Comment
04/16/08
Brian Holcomb
CinemaBlend.com

Em sua estréia como diretor de longas, August faz jus à inteligência de seu roteiro intrincado, criando uma história tensa e instigante que surpreende tanto como ficção quanto como reflexão metafísica/religiosa. Além disso, o elenco revela-se fortíssimo.

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02/08/08
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

When I read that Ryan Reynolds was playing not one, but three characters in this movie -- one of whom is gay -- my ticket pretty much bought itself. They had me at 'himbo'.

Full Review Source: AfterElton.com | comment Comment
01/22/08
Brian Juergens
AfterElton.com

Overall, I responded to The Nines as a sly Cronenbergian chess game of the mind. As impenetrable as it becomes, it's easy to perceive that this is straight-from-the-heart work from August.

Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com | comment Comment
01/16/08
Brian Orndorf
DVDTalk.com

The plot tumbles so far down the rabbit hole it breaks its leg and plunges the audience into the dark.

Full Review Source: Eye for Film | comment Comment
12/07/07
Amber Wilkinson
Eye for Film

I have no clue whether this is the most religious film of the year, or the most blasphemous film of the year.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
12/05/07
Jamie Gillies
Apollo Guide

Let's avoid such extremes, and note merely that he's made a film that's funny ha-ha as well as funny peculiar; an exercise in navel-gazing that tickles all the senses.

Full Review Source: This is London | comment Comment
11/30/07
Charlotte O'Sullivan
This is London

Definitely worth a look.

Full Review Source: Independent | comment Comment
11/30/07
Anthony Quinn
Independent

It is beguilingly cuckoo, though as primitive visually as The Twilight Zone – it was shot in 22 days – and about as profound.

Full Review Source: Financial Times | comment Comment
11/30/07
Nigel Andrews
Financial Times

There are plenty of surprises in this amusing Donnie Darko-ish metaphysical thriller, but watching Van Wilder and Blade: Trinity star Ryan Reynolds flex some previously hidden acting chops is the main one.

Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph | comment Comment
11/30/07
Tim Robey
Daily Telegraph

It is pretty familiar material in some ways, and not exactly unpretentious, but very watchable.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
11/30/07
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]

The film puts a delightful spin on that profound and solipsistic idea that we are the godlike inventors, and moral arbitrators, of our own little worlds. A gem.

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
11/30/07
James Christopher
Times [UK]

An amusing journey through the nature of reality with a bit of Hinduism thrown in that sadly collapses into new-age nonsense towards the end.

Full Review Source: Daily Mirror [UK] | comment Comment
11/30/07
Daily Mirror [UK]

Overly gimmicky and ultimately frustrating it may be, but at its best The Nines feels like a triple-bill of 'Twilight Zone' episodes written by Charlie Kaufman - creepy, oddball and clever.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
11/30/07
Billy Mowbray
Channel 4 Film

Sometimes a product's creative integrity requires that it not quite attain a ten - but when it comes to the cinema of big ideas, The Nines is as close to divine perfection as you are likely to get.

Full Review Source: musicOMH.com | comment Comment
11/30/07
Anton Bitel
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