Nine

Certificate: 12A

Running Time: 118 minutes

Director: Rob Marshall

Nine first caught my attention for it's all star cast, including Nicole Kidman, Dame Judi Dench, Kate Hudson and Penelope Cruz, as well as featuring Fergie. The tale of an eccentric, Italian film director and script writer, Guido Contini (Daniel Day-Lewis) and the many women in his life, as he deals with personal and professional struggles. The film set was inspiring, with all the glitz and glamour you would expect of such a film, although I have to comment that the acting was far better than the mediocre singing from most of the cast. I love a good musical, and Judi Dench fulfilled the whole role. Penelope Cruz brought sexiness to sound, but Nicole Kidman sounded like she’d just remembered a song from her adaptation of Moulin Rouge and Kate Hudson sang the song that stuck in my head for days for all the wrong reasons. I’ve never been more sure about saying a film was O.K.

Rating: ***