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- Review count6
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- First reviewNovember 9, 2009
- Last reviewDecember 24, 2010
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Not as bad as expected
PostedDecember 24, 2010
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There are few redeeming qualities about the film, except that it's not quite as awful as the reviews suggested. There may be two or three smiles (I don't remember an out-and-out laugh), and as long as you are expecting the tasteless, unfunny humor, you'll get through it without wincing too much. It must have been written by a group of 14-year-old boys, and the actors are now just phoning it in for the check. But it's an hour an a half you can endure if you promised somebody you would see it with them, as I did. Let's hope this is the last one!
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Depends on your age
PostedMarch 27, 2010
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Our 21-year-old son loved it. We thought it was amateurish, humorless and crude. Just for the sake of being crude. The Hangover was vulgar but funny. There's no script to speak of, and it looks like they used one or two sets from different angles. I think the producer (Cusack)made a bet: that he could make a really stupid movie dirt cheap, give it a goofy title, throw in about 1,000 f Bombs, and it would make a ton of money. He was right.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Disappointing
PostedJanuary 1, 2010
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The problem with "Nine" is that there is no story, there. The main character starts in a bad place and ends there. And in between, we see Day Lewis mope, frown, run his hands through his hair, suck on his cigarette and look generally beaten. The much-heralded women have nothing to do. Each one has one mediocre musical number (no song is memorable), and Loren looks like she's been mummified. Marshall did a great job with Chicago because Chicago was a great musical to start with. Nine is barely a two.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Eye candy
PostedDecember 27, 2009
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More Guy Richie than Arthur Conan Doyle. Be forewarned: This film has nothing whatsoever to do with the literary characters. It's interesting to look at - the art direction and FX are well done. Downey is always fun to watch, though he mumbles a lot of his lines, typically the exposition that would be nice to understand. No chemistry with Rachel McAdams. Zip. None. Holmes seems more bent toward Watson in this version.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Not gory, just good
PostedNovember 9, 2009
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If you're waiting for the next installment of Saw, you won't like this movie. There is no blood or gore. No on-screen menace that chases bone-headed blondes through the woods. It's just good, old-fashioned suspense. If you can't get scared by what you DON'T see, then it's not for you. The first half hour or so is uneventful, but that's the point. It creeps up on you and by the end, I was scared spitless.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Too bad
PostedNovember 9, 2009
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With the on-screen talent involved, this could have been a fun movie. But Heslov created a self-satisfied, uninvolving mess that wastes everyone on screen. The script has maybe four good lines - all in the trailer - and it bounces back and forth between time periods so much you can't possibly care about the characters, story or action. You just watch, uninvolved, waiting for it to be over.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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