The Nines

Hello Everyone,

The Nines is a film that I have been waiting for. I downloaded a trailer for it and thought that it looked good. Unfortunately, it was either in limited release at theatres in Canada or did not play at theatres in Canada at all. Then I had to wait for a DVD release date, so I could rent it. That day came and I rented the film and it was not what I expected, but I thought that it was really interesting. I would not give the film away but will provide a basic description. The film is broken into three segments; each features Ryan Reynolds as the main character and Hope Davis (The Weatherman) and Melissa McCarthy (Gilmore Girls) in important supporting roles; some other minor characters are also featured in each segment. The first segment is about an actor (played by Ryan Reynolds) who is in a popular crime scene detective drama TV show called Crime Lab (of course referring to CSI and its popularity), who is under house arrested for a few crimes he committed (driving under the influence, arson and there may be more but they are not specified). The second segment is about a TV writer (Ryan Reynolds) that is trying to get his pilot filmed and picked up by a TV Network; this segment is shot like a reality TV where it show him trying to get his pilot made, getting it made and trying to get it picked up. The third segment is pilot that the writer from the second segment was trying get made and picked up by a TV network. Ryan Reynolds again plays the main character in this pilot. In this third segment it is explained as to how these three segments are related to each other. The mysteries or unanswered questions from all three segments are pretty much all explained; they may still be unanswered questions but the main ones are addressed. What it all means is explained at the end of the film and I think that it is pretty big and has a lot of meaning. Others may not agree but it really spoke to me and I thought that it was a really great and interesting idea; not the run of the mill mystery or thriller, although it considered a comedy; it had comedic elements, but also dramatic ones and elements of mystery, so it is somewhat hard to classify. I would recommend this film to anyone who wants to watch a film that is different. If you are tired of the run of the mill Hollywood films (no matter what genre), I would suggested this film to you.

Take Care and if you watch this film, please email me and tell me what you thought.

Fanboy Dave signing off.