Movie Review - Nine (2009)

Nine was a recent movie (musical) aired on Sony Pix. It is about the creative and personal journey of a movie director.

The movie is set in Italy with a once successful director Guido Contini (Daniel Day-Lewis) now struggling to make his next movie. As he tries to overcome his issues, he looks back at his life through the various women he has come across.


An ensemble cast plays the various women starting from his mother (Sophia Loren), friend (Judi Dench), wife (Marion Cotillard), admirer (Kate Hudson), mistress (Penelope Cruz), muse (Nicole Kidman) and childhood crush (Fergie).

Daniel Day-Lewis plays a stellar role as he fluctuates from frustrated to charming. He in fact came out of his retirement to act in this role. Each of the actresses too essays their roles brilliantly as per the script. The other highlight of the movie is the musical pieces set for each of the women. Each musical piece is a song and dance and it explores the relationship that Daniel Day-Lewis has with them. The lyrics of the songs are as powerful as the dialogues. A strong script enables an underlying sense of dry wit throughout the movie.

This movie another fine musical from Rob Marshall, who directed Chicago. Nine however has a much broader storyline and a bigger canvas compared to Chicago.

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