Nine

Rob Marshall's film adaptation of the Broadway musical "Nine" leaves much to be desired. Well, I suppose there's actually plenty to desire - but it's missing a lot of key elements that would make for a great film. The most important one is, frankly - good music. Sure, the idea of it seems brilliant - a musical based on famous neo-realist Italian director Federico Fellini's "8 1/2"? Why not make a movie out of it? I'll tell you why not...because the trailer for this film was the best part about it (very good by the way if you haven't seen it - it features the only good song in the movie and it's wonderfully edited. You can see it here.).

Here's where I'm confused. The musical won 5 Tony awards. Really? For the music? Yes. It won for best score (which apparently includes both music and lyrics). Wow.

One of the standout efforts of this film adaptation is certainly the use of fantasy which emerged from Fellini's neo-realist period. The cast is the best money can buy: Sophia Loren, Nicole Kidman, Daniel Day-Lewis, Judi Dench, Penelope Cruz, Kate Hudson, Marion Cotillard, and yes...Fergie. This makes me wonder...if a cast like this can't make a movie truly sing, it must not have been that great to begin with.

Sorry about this review being rather boring. I was rather uninspired and disappointed while viewing it.