Nine Movie

The 2009 musical drama film Nine is based on the stage musical of the same name, which won a Tony Award in 1982. That musical was, in turn, based loosely on the Federico Fellini classic 8 1/2, a semi-autobiographical movie about a frustrated director dealing with the various women in his life. Nine was directed by Rob Marshall and stars Daniel Day-Lewis as filmmaker Guido Contini.

Nine was nominated for 4 Oscars, including Best Supporting Actress for Penelope Cruz, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design for Colleen Atwood and Best Original Song for "Take It All." The film was also nominated for numerous Golden Globe Awards, but did not win any awards.

The film opens with Italian director Guido Contini (Day-Lewis) facing a mid-life crisis and struggling to finish the script for his latest film, titled Italia. He's also feeling trapped in a variety of difficult relationships with various women, including his wife Luisa (played by Marion Cotillard), the star of his new film (Nicole Kidman), his costume designer (Judi Dench), his mistress (Penelope Cruz) and an American journalist (Kate Hudson). He also suffers from troubling visions of his dead mother (Sophia Loren).

Movie musical have not garnered the success that they did many years ago. Reviews from movie critics were mixed. Many liked the movie, and most praised the performance given by Penelope Cruz., while they were not so impressed with Daniel Day Lewis.http://www.imdb.com/news/ni1339232/

Wesley Morris from The Boston Globe says,

"The best that can be said about “Nine” is that its affections are sincere, though you could say the same about its hero, who has the misfortune of being in a movie that’s an even worse mess than he is."

Marshall Fine from Hollywood and Fine says,

"But this movie version doesn’t seem to have any mojo going for it, despite strong showings by its cast. “Nine” ultimately doesn’t give you a compelling reason to root for it."