Late last night, I watched the 2007 movie The Nines (R; 100 minutes), starring Ryan Reynolds, a movie I had never heard of before Mill Creek Entertainment released it on Blu-ray (Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart). There are no special features or bonus extras.
Written and directed by John August, The Nines is split into three different chapters (The Prisoner, Reality Television, and Knowing) with Ryan Reynolds playing an unique character in each short.
The Prisoner centers on Gary (played by Reynolds), a famous actor who's under house arrest in another person's house after burning down his own home. The owner of the house is a television writer, Gavin (also played by Reynolds in "Reality Television"). His only connection to the outside world is through his public relations agent, Margaret (played by Melissa McCarthy) and his married neighbor, Sarah (played by Hope Davis). After being in isolation for a few days, Gary believes he's being haunted by "the nines."
Reality Television centers on a television writer, Gavin, who's trying to get his pilot, Knowing, produced. His series would star Melissa McCarthy as a mother who gets lost with her daughter. Sadly, Gavin's original vision for Knowing will never come to function because of a meddling executive producer, Susan (played by Davis).
Knowing centers on a video game designer Gabriel (played by Reynolds), his wife, Mary (played by McCarthy), and their daughter, Noelle (played by Elle Fanning), whose vehicle breaks down in the middle of nowhere. Leaving them behind, he goes in search of help and runs across Sierra (played by Davis), who helps him connect the dots left behind from the previous stories.
Final Thoughts
I'm a big Ryan Reynolds fan, so I was looking forward to watching The Nines, but this movie was so confusing. It begins decent, but it quickly falls apart by the second chapter. The acting from the entire cast is excellent. The main issue I have with the film is with the writing, as the story doesn't make a bit of sense.
What's the point of the movie? Please, somebody, explain the ending to me.
For those of you who need to know, the picture and sound quality on the Blu-ray is good.
Overall, The Nines is a waste of time to watch. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
