Metacritic Movie Ratings
Nine Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 80

  out of 100

  VarietyTodd McCarthy

  Sophisticated, sexy and stylishly decked out, Rob Marshall's disciplined, tightly focused film impresses and amuses.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  Nine is just plain adrift in its own lack of necessity.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  The numbers, while lively, remain cluttered and stage-bound. The women, however, are spirited and sexy.

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• 50

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  We'd all like to live in an Italian movie. So says a character in Nine, and it's probably the best line in this musical misfire.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  The disappointments here are many, from a starry cast the film ill-uses to flat musical numbers that never fully integrate into the dramatic story. The only easy prediction is that Nine is not going to revive the slumbering musical-film genre.

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• 30

  out of 100

  The New York TimesA.O. Scott

  Straining to capture artistic frenzy, it descends into vulgar chaos, less a homage to Federico Fellini's "8 " (its putative inspiration) than a travesty.

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• 30

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesBetsy Sharkey

  Because Nine is a musical, it would help if your leading man could sing, and I don't mean carry a tune, but actually flex some vocal muscle. Again, love Daniel Day-Lewis, excellent racing shirtless through the forest, but a song-and-dance man he is not. So what does that leave Nine with? Well not much.

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