movie review: Nine
Nine is not a film for everyone. It's a film based on the stage play, which was based on Fellini's classic film 8 1/2. Musical films are rather hit or miss in general, and this one seems to be especially polarizing despite its all-star cast. Here's a breakdown of its stars: Daniel Day-Lewis plays an Italian movie director about to start shooting his latest film that has only a title, a crew and no script. He finds inspiration from the women in his life from imagined musical numbers of them singing. Fergie plays a prostitute from his youth. Nicole Kidman is the star of his film. Marion Cotillard is his wife, whom he met on a film. Sophia Loren is his mother. Dudi Dench is the costume designer. Kate Hudson is a writer for Vogue . Penelope Cruz is his mistress. Each woman gets her own musical solo, and Marion Cotillard gets two. For more than half of this film, I was ambivalent. I enjoyed it, but it didn't capture my attention; it lacked a little mag...