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A never seen starrer musical fails to bind them in tune.

Genre: Musical | Romance |

Synopsis: Famous film director Guido Contini struggles to find harmony in his professional and personal lives, as he engages in dramatic relationships with his wife, his mistress, his muse, his agent, and his mother. [More]

Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis , Marion Cotillard , Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench , Kate Hudson , Stacy Ferguson, and Sophia Loren

Director: Rob Marshall [See More Credits]

NRI Ratings: 06/10

Sophisticated, sexy and stylishly decked out, Rob Marshall’s disciplined, tightly focused film impresses and amuses. [Full Review]

Variety | Todd McCarthy

Though slightly marred by a clunky structure and a lack of truly catchy tunes, Nine’s wall-to-wall first-rate performances from its stellar cast (especially Cotillard) add a touch of class. [Full Review]

Empire | Alastair Plumb

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.

The Hollywood Reporter | Kirk Honeycutt

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. [Full Review]

Los Angeles Times | Betsy Sharkey

Straining to capture artistic frenzy, it descends into vulgar chaos, less a homage to Federico Fellini’s “8 ½” (its putative inspiration) than a travesty. [Full Review]

The New York Times | O. Scott