Director extraordinaire Rob Marshall does it again with a dazzling entertainment full of glorious costumes, musical numbers and terrific performances. Daniel Day-Lewis surprisingly makes a perfect Italian, Fergie's "Be Italian" is a standout, Kate Hudson really shines with a fun song "Cinema Italiano". It's easy to see why Marion Cotillaird and Penelope Cruz have been nominated for Golden Globes. The storyline of a genius director whose life is falling apart (problems with his wife and mistress, no inspiration for his new film) is hardly new, but "Nine" makes it fresh with style to burn and a dream cast. Andiamo!