Quick Reviews: Nine

NINE - Rob Marshall tries to do exactly what he did with Chicago with his new movie Nine and it doesn't work. The numbers are flashy, the sets and costumes are beautiful and most of the performances are good but the movie is chaotic and distant. The film never invites you into it's world and the film only works on certain levels. In Chicago, the musical numbers always fit perfectly with what was going on in the story but with Nine, the numbers always take you out of what is going on. People are complaining about the singing of the actors but i thought everyone did a fairly decent job. Fergie's "Be Italia" was by far the best of the movie.

Grade - C+