The Nines

I went in to this film knowing absolutely nothing about it. I just happened upon it on Netflix and this was probably the best way to watch this film - with no perspective at all. The Nines is a very ambitious film and I give John August a lot of respect for his execution. Some awesome themes that are right down my alley of interest and some great acting across the board. I would say the first act was the strongest with some crazy creepy horror elements.

Mostly unbareable story.

This is the exceptional mess on every front that I have seen for some time. This is not your average joe, this is the guy you see at the bar that miserably tries to sound both cocky and smart at the same time but is a joke himself.

Very bad. Arrogant. Presumptuous. But poorly done. Poor direction. Lousy script and absurd. Lacked the talent director. Totally lost. To say it was positive, just highlight the good performance of actress Melissa McCarthy showing great versatility.

I really liked this movie. I'm a Ryan Reynolds fan anyway, but something about this movie touched me, no not sexually.

At its best, The Nines is a wonderfully involving mind-fuck of a movie, reminiscent of a more distant, emotion-light Donnie Darko. At its worst, it's convoluted, unsure of its tone and being just weird-for-the-sake-of-weird (the musical bit, anybody?). But even then, it's hard not to respect what writer/director John August was trying to do. It may be pretentious or nonsensical in places, but it's brilliantly messed up in others. You'll never look at a koala bear the same way again. Recommended.

This film sets itself up in such a way that you expect an enourmous "wow" moment in the end, however the attempt at being subtle throughout the movie in many ways makes it too obvious and the big twist becomes nothing but an anticlimactic ending.

The story gets more intriguing as it goes on, and there are good performances in here. The final pay-off however, really isn't satisfying whatsoever. It just had me thinking "really? that's where you've been going with this? ok..I guess...." Borderline waste of time.

I'd probably spoil most of the film if I'd say all that I wanted, but here goes. I think I know where the film has got it's inspiration and I totally agree with the themes, but the way it's created is just annoying and not nearly as clever as it tries to be. After all it's just one of the modern mystery films with a new point of view. And I must say I laughed at the koala part.

humor treading on blasphemous

One of those mindfuck movies, where crazy shit happens, and it leads up to the reveal, and like all of those, its strength is somewhat dependent on the ending. I don't want to spoil it, and I'm sure most people hate it, but I actually loved it. When it was revealed, i was like whatttt, I dunno about this, but it got fleshed out a bit, and I'm pretty sure I love it. Aside from the twist, the acting is good, the mystery intriguing. It's also the most convoluted allegory for wow addiction ever

Strange. A complication of 3 stories. But no point to them and they’re meant to all mesh together. Should have stayed as 3 seperate stories

Ambitious, unique, and committed, but confusing, flat, and downright uninteresting for stretches. I don't even want to spend the time afterward reading up on theories.

THE NINES has confidence in itself, that's for sure. It links three separate stories of a man discovering his true nature and his place in the universe, and utilizes the language of everything from documentaries to musicals to make a metaphysical point. But while the movie's constant evolution can be exhilarating, it's also exhausting and often goofy: Ryan Reynolds' mask of bewilderment will fit most people trying to make sense of John August's daring but creatively solipsistic vision.

Interesting film here with 3 different segments using the same actors that somewhat all tie together. Reynolds is pretty good here doing what he does to keep the interest and flow moving. The rest of the cast are also pretty good, this is the only time I don't hate McCarthy.

Slow in the middle, but trippy. Not great, but worth seeing.

Quite a different movie with mysteries adding on top of each other. At first I thought it was going one way, and then it ended COMPLETELY different from what I had expected. An enjoyable movie, like The Matrix, or move with multiple personalities syndrome,, but with a highlighted twist.

one of my fav philosophical principles, and i liked how it was a mystery the whole time and you're like what the fuck is this movie

Flashbacks of Yoko Ono reverberate around your head as you watch Ryan Reynolds repeatedly do his confused face. They put it on the poster so you knew what you what to expect. Pretentious nonsense

Well, it is different. But maybe not different enough.

"What are the eights?" "Koalas. They're telepathic. Plus, they control the weather." Wow. What a clever idea from the Hollywood studios. I'm impressed. Go for it boys. 2/5. 1 for Hope Davis.

great acting, lovely script.. however there's a huge genre-identity-crisis... what is this? romcom-thriller-scifi-drama??

5- worth experiencing, alright

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

Comes off as a poor man's Mulholland Drive. Wellwritten but poorly executed.

the first segment let my mind go crazy with all of the possibilities, the second segment grew tiresome, and the third one had me cursing this movie for the audacity to keep me hanging for so long. finally, when everything was revealed i found myself scratching my head, it was certainly something i wouldn't have guessed, but i was not completely satisfied. it pays us off with an outer limits style ending that was pretty damned hard to swallow.

Not a flick I expected to like, but I did

Some people may find it sophomoric and navel-gazing (it is a directorial debut of a longtime screenwriter after all) but I found it interesting enough and would say it merits a watch or two.

I don't remember why I rated this highly. I think I only watched it when I was younger to watch the scene of Ryan Reynolds jacking off or something...

Terrible. It was awful while I was watching, and has gotten worse the more I've thought about it. I swear they were making it up as it went along; things that happen early on completely contradict the "twist" which happens later. And I cannot for the life of me understand the love for Melissa McCarthy, who has got to be one of the most irritating people alive.

Tried to be a poor man's Memento, ended up being 'another movie with Ryan Reynolds.' Not too bad, not too good, and definitely not a horror (I'm looking at you, Criticker).

Wow. NOt what i was expecting at all. something definitely resonated with me from this film and i was pleasantly surprised with Reynold's acting ability and just charm on screen. I loved the atypical casting of Melissa Mccarthy as the love interest ( she was also pretty great) and while the plot had some holes it definitely opened up some interesting theories and was pretty heart warming ... i've rewatched it twice and just like it more and more.. probably his best acting to date next to Buried

Well made mind fuck with a likable cast.

The sharpest, subtlest satire of a California stereotype since Evan Rachel Woods'... in the too-little-seen Pretty Persuasion.

"Ryan Reynolds may not be a demigod (much less a full-fledged deity), but he plays one to sterling effect in The Nines." - Nick Schager

Ambitious in both structure and subject matter, and the three central performances are all good. Felt a bit like a film written by Charlie Kaufman, if he'd been a screenwriter on "Lost". The ending was something of a cop out but I don't think this challenging film deserves the loathing heaped upon it.

I will give Reynolds credit , he does not stick to his meal ticket and makes an honest attempt to branch out. Although the results are mixed, it is definitely watchable.

Well...The first 15 minutes were great with a few equally great moments thrown in throughout the movie "Nuns are God's Fag Hags' is pretty much the best line I've heard from a movie like this in awhile. The ending was stupid. Like, really stupid. Not fucking Eternal Sunshine ending stupid. Even more stupid than that and let's not kid ourselves, that movie was fucking stupid. Also, not a 'Horror' film. Horrible maybe. See what I did there? Har.

Very silly.

extremely anticlimactic

A movie trying to be intelligent is always a risk. In this case it doesn't work. Except to be confusing in a negative way.

eeeeeh

Actually a great film in its own right. The dialogue, and especially the acting, are of the highest caliber given the strangeness of the content. Recommendable for going where films should (but to play it safe, don't) go, and therefore the audaciousness of it all. The second act slows the rest down, unfortunately.

good movie

The first act is fantastic; hilarious, creepy and intriguing. But the momentum isn't maintained and the explanation behind it all is a bit silly.

Completely pointless in all aspects.

why did i spend my time on this kind of crap!?!

I think this one was fun, intimate and not so much pretentious. And Melissa McCarty is pure love.

the only thing I would change is how the end looked but other than that I really couldn't think of anything to make it better. I loved almost everything about it. "I've always had this fascination with nuns they are kind of like gods fag hags" HAHA!

Strange but good.

It's really like going through a maze, and once you figure it out, it all makes sense.

a good modern film about fiction&reality&mmorpgs.

It really reminded me of Donnie Darko except it actually made sense!