Nine Lives
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Actor: Andy Umberger, Aomawa Baker, Elpidia Carrillo, Mary Pat Dowhy, Miguel SandovalBrand: BAKER,AOMAWA
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); German (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.78:1
Running Time: 112 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-02-14
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Nine Lives
Movie Review: Easily One of the Best (Most Affecting) Films of 2005
Summary: 5 Stars
I've seen a lot of movies that came out in 2005 and had never heard of this movie until it ended up on Roger Ebert's Top 10 List. I don't listen to every decision a critic makes or anything, but when it makes a Top 10 List I find it intriguing. This movie uses a formula that's been used in movies before and was even used in the 2005 Best Picture winner "Crash". But in the past, films like this one, shows segments of different people with different lives who's stories end up intertwining in the final moments of the film. "Nine Lives" is different. Instead we have 9 segments of uninterrupted shots of 9 women that aren't meant to come together at the end and aren't meant to really tell a story. I think that they're memories that each woman will remember for the rest of their lives. So, when you're watching this movie; when the segments over don't expect a resolution at the end. You won't get it. But, out of 65 movies I saw that were released in 2005; I don't think any movie effected me as much as this did. It's not the best film of the year, but it's better than a few of the films that ended up in that category during Oscar time. The fact is, some independent movies deserve Academy Awards and nominations but don't get them. This film definitley had the potential to get something from the Academy, but it was just to independent and to obscure. The movie's also to low-key, which is a problem. In 1998 a very small independent film called "Boys Don't Cry" won Hilary Swank the Oscar for Best Actress, but if not for that performance it wouldn't have even been noticed. But, I've rattled on to much about other things. I can't sum up the way this film affects a person or how brilliant and moving it is with merely a synopsis. I don't want to give to much away either, so here is the bare plot of each segment.
Sandra-Is a woman who is desparate to speak to her daughter from behind the prison walls that she rests in.
Diana-Is a pregnant woman who runs into an ex-lover in a grocery store. This love they share for each other has obviously has a tremendous impact on their lives.
Holly-Finally confronts her step-father after years of abuse. A powerful segment, that leaves you with a bucket of questions.
Sonia-Is a woman, who's boyfriend discloses a very personal moment in her life to some friends.
Samantha-Acts as a middle man between her bickering parents.
Lorna-Is a woman who show's up at the funeral for her ex-husbands wife.
Ruth-is a woman who struggles with the question of whether she should have an affair.
Camille-Is a woman entering surgery and dealing with the stress.
Maggie-Is a woman having a picnic with her daughter at a gravesite. This segment only becomes more powerful when it's over.
All the actresses in the lead: Elpidia Carillo (Sandra), Diana (Robin Wright Penn), Holly (Sidney Tamiia Poitier), Sonia (Holly Hunter), Samantha (Amanda Seyfried), Lorna (Amy Brenneman), Ruth (Sissy Spacek), Camille (Kathy Baker), and Maggie (Glenn Glose) are amazing in this movie. Writer/director Rodrigo Garcia makes sure that every segment counts and each one tells a story that matters. A few of the segments are powerful and affecting right from the begining, while others you have to wait. This review isn't that well written, but I'm trying to get one major point across. I think everyone needs to see this movie and hopefully I've gained enough interest from you to do so. I can not stress enough how much I want people to see this. Easily one of the best (and most overlooked) films of the year. A+
Summary of Nine Lives
A brief, open-ended look into the lives of nine very different women as they confront death, prison, cheating spouses, specters from the past, and other disappointments and joys of life.Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: R
Release Date: 6-NOV-2007
Media Type: DVD
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