Downloading Nancy is a 2008, film directed by Johan Renck. It stars Maria Bello and Jason Patric and is about a woman who hires a man on the internet to kill her, but winds up falling in love with him. The film was up for the 2008 Sundance Film Festival's Dramatic Competition.

1. "As a first time feature director, Johan Renck fails to appreciate the difference between risk-taking and recklessness. In "Downloading Nancy," the Swedish video and commercial director seeks artistic adventure but winds up with pointless self-indulgence. While bravely tossing aside all commercial considerations to trace the final days of an irredeemably damaged and suicidal woman through self-mutilation, sado-masochism and violent death, Renck nevertheless wallows on the surface of this sad events rather than probe for meaning. The "Inspired by True Events" tagline doesn't let him off the hook: An artist is challenged by true events to re-think and re-examine them, not simply repeat them." — The Hollywood Reporter
2. ""Downloading Nancy" is just ugly. It's loathsome, vile, depraved, and classless. It fails to pass the "why would anyone want to watch this?" test. Even viewers who can handle some uncomfortable subject matter or bleak themes want a payoff, some point to it all." — Eric D. Snider
3. "So while the premise of the stupidly-titled Downloading Nancy promises all sorts of darkly compelling ideas and potentially uncomfortable subject matter ... the truth is that Downloading Nancy is a lot like a low-rent shock-value horror movie. Except there's no fun to be had, no insight to be gleaned, no point to be found. A very brave performance by Maria Bello is as close as I can come to "praise." — Fearnet.com

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• Total Film: Maria Bello finds love - and death - online (January 25, 2007)

• Cinema Blend: Downloading Maria Bello (January 31, 2007)

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