LOVED it!!

I had high expectations for Nine because it had a great cast, it is very similar to Fellini's 8½ and it is a Rob Marshall musical and his previous musical Chicago was a Best Picture Oscar winner. When I saw Nine, I absolutely loved it!! I am sometimes fussy when it comes to musicals because if there aren't enough songs I dislike it because wouldn't stick to the genre and if there are too many songs then I dislike it because not enough story details. Nine is neither of those which relieved me. This is a very artistic film that doesn't just have beautiful sceneries but when you see the actresses and dancers in lingerie it shows the beauty of women too. In dance scenes, it glues your eyes to the screen especially in the Penelope Cruz song and dance scene. I usually prefer dark musicals over light hearted musicals because stories go into greater depth and also songs are catchier. I hope that this film wins the Best Picture Musical/Comedy and Best Actor Musical/Comedy (Daniel Day-Lewis) Golden Globe Award because it totally deserves it!


I was worried about the singing of the actors within the film. They were all brilliant singers which did surprise me. Daniel Day-Lewis delivers another fantastic performance as Guido ... Guido is a middle aged man who really struggles in this film with his latest film that he has made and also his personal life. He has numerous relationships in the film with his wife Louisa (Marion Cotillard), his mistress Carla (Penelope Cruz), Lilli (Judi Dench), Claudia (Nicole Kidman), Stephanie (Kate Hudson) and his mother. I was impressed by Daniel's Italian accent for an English/Irish man which is another great talent of his. Marion Cotillard's performance as Guido's wife Louisa was absolutely fantastic! It was great to see the two 2007 Best Leading Actor and Actress winners playing man and wife together in a film. I am starting to really like Marion now. She did a great job in her Oscar winning performance in La Vie En Rose in 2007 and then Public Enemies in mid 2009. Penelope Cruz's performance was absolutely fantastic! She has made a name for herself also with her Oscar nominated performance in Volver in 2006 and her Oscar winning performance in Vicky Cristina Barcelona in 2008. Carla is like Guido: another married person who is cheating on her spouse. Daniel, Marion and Penelope all deserve Oscar nominations. Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench and Kate Hudson deliver great performances too.


Rob Marshall returns to another musical. His previous musical Chicago won the 2002 Best Picture Academy Award so I hope that Nine becomes as successful as that one. The songs are absolutely brilliant! Every single dancer was absolutely perfect! Rob Marshall is starting to be the best director for musicals. I enjoyed Nine a lot more than Chicago. I have not seen the Broadway musical so I would presume that the script in the film is almost the same as the Broadway musical if not exactly the same. I loved the lyrics in all of the songs. It couldn't have been better written.


Overall, Nine is the best musical I have watched since Sweeney Todd. Without a doubt one of the best of 2009! I hope it wins a few Oscars this year. If you love 8 ½, Moulin Rouge! and especially Chicago, you will love Nine!

9/10