i must have seen a different film!!

Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

After seeing "Chicago" and absolutely loving it,i immediately started searching for Rob Marshall's other work.And then i stumbled upon "Nine".From the trailer it seemed quite promising,it looked great and the cast was really surprising.I'd never had thought i'd see Daniel Day-Lewis do a musical.He plays Guido Contini,this Italian movie director who is experiencing a writers/creative block.The movie follows his life and love interests.Gudio Contini wasn't really a likeable character nor did i really care what will happen to him. The other characters like:Guido's wife,his mistress,the leading actress of his upcoming movie and some others,were really bland and totally uninspired. Even the singing/dancing sequences which are the most important parts of a musical are tedious and uninteresting.The only part worth watching is Fergi's "Be Italian" which is fantastic!The cinematography was good,no complaints there. After about 40 minutes in, i was regularly looking at the time because i lost all interest but i did sit through it. I found the movie to be a lackluster mess and i would suggest skipping this one.

First, I'd like to let you know the good things about this film:Well acted. It's not a surprise because all these well known stars are good and always have been. Penélope Cruz and Marion Cotillard give the best performances of the film, and of course Daniel Day-Lewis is a believable Guido.Nice musical numbers. The musical numbers are well acted too and have a good photography. Once again, Penélope Cruz and Marion Cotillard give the best dancing sequences, Dame Judi Dench is also very fun in hers and Fergie's voice shines in hers (she's the only one who's a singer). Good art direction and costume design.The bad things.Fergie's performance. She's clearly not an actress. It's not an awful performance, but she's below everyone else. Her best moment comes in her musical part when she shows that voice of hers, nobody sings as good as her. She's got a very little screen time, so don't let this make you not watch the film if you're interested.The screenplay. It's the only (and big) mistake of the film. It doesn't go anywhere since it's only some scene and then a musical number that don't make it advance at all. Without the musical numbers, the film would be like 40 minutes long.So... It's not a bad film, but it's mediocre, the musical numbers are the ones saving it from being a total bore. I'd recommend it if you like musicals and want to see all these good and beautiful actresses work with Daniel Day-Lewis who's also a very good actor. But don't even look at its poster if you want a good story to go along with the singing and dancing.

Daniel Day-Lewis plays Guido, an Italian film director in the sixties. Lewis is surrounded by a first rate cast. Dame Judi Dench plays Lili, his costume designer and confidante. She is quite good at singing Moulin Rouge. His mother is played by legendary and ageless Sophia Loren. Fergy plays and sings a song. Kate Hudson is adequate as the American journalist and sings "Cinema Italiano." Marion Cotillard plays his long suffering wife while Penelope Cruz plays his mistress. The film is Rob Marshall's follow up from his "Chicago." While the cast and crew are first rate, the film seems to be lacking a storyline ad to Guido. The cast and crew appear to have a good time though.

Film director Guido Contini (Daniel Day-Lewis) is starting a new movie in 10 days and he hasn't written a single word yet. He doesn't know if he still has the touch after 2 consecutive flops. All that is sure is that the new movie is to be called Italia and stars his muse Claudia (Nicole Kidman).The story isn't very appealing. It's just so much doubt and mid-life crisis from Guido. The songs are, to be kind, weak cabaret Broadway caliber. Penélope Cruz does a super sexy dance. Daniel Day-Lewis isn't completely horrible. Kate Hudson has the most fun and energetic. And Marion Cotillard gets very emotional. Besides a few sexy dance moves, the songs and dances are mostly forgettable. And there is something very static about having all those performances on the same stage. There are some hot babes, but the movie isn't so hot.