'The Nines' may not be everyone's cup of tea in terms of films, but I can certainly see it acquiring a 'cult following' in time. About the one and only 'mainstream factor' of the film is its star, (a pre-Deadpool) Ryan Reynolds (it also has Melissa McCarthy, but this was long before she hit the big time). Apart from him, it's definitely a 'niche audience' film. For a start it's actually three different stories, all loosely strung together (or so it seems - I won't go into too much detail regarding the plot as there's more to what's going on than meets the eye) by an uneasy sprinkling of science-fiction. Secondly, when you realise what's going on, you'll find that it's one of those 'high concept' science-fiction films which forces you to ask questions, as it doesn't explain every last detail in the movie. However, if you're okay with all that, you'll probably find an undiscovered little gem hiding here.I can definitely understand why Reynolds took the part. He gets the opportunity to spread his natural cheeky charm across three - vastly different - roles, allowing him to show that he's more than just a pretty face (and body in red and black body stocking these days). He definitely carries the film, but it's worth giving Melissa McCarthy a nod, due to the great (and dare I say surprising?) chemistry between the two of them which really makes the film fly by. Hope Davies is also good, but can't compete with the other two leads.'The Nines' is one of those films where you can't say too much more about it for fear of spoiling it, as you'll only be able to watch it and try to figure out what's going on the once. Basically, if you like science-fiction, like Ryan Reynolds, aren't bothered about films with low budgets and no actions and - maybe most importantly - don't mind slightly 'out there' sci-fi concepts then give this one a go. Dare I say it deserves a 9?Who's have thought all koalas are 8s though?

I stuck with this because of Ryan Reynolds, Melissa McCarthy and Elle Fanning, whose individual unity of mind/body/spirit and talent kept me from walking away in disgust. I was bothered the whole way by vague puzzles, but toward the end I started thinking about Ingmar Bergman, remembering his films, which I saw religiously beginning in 1958, when I was a first-year student at university.The copy of "The Nines" available to me happens to have Swedish sub-titles, which felt very appropriate. I strongly suggest that the film deserves patience. Lord knows, the cinematography gives the viewer plenty to do while you sort out the annoying questions raised by sequence, characterization, and coy hints at numerological significance.There is a unified sense of sincerity behind whatever-the-hell is going on. For all I know Hope Davis represented The Whore of Babylon--a very different persona from Tony Stark's doomed Mom in "Captain America: Civil War." In truth, I have to watch this move--"The Nines"--again. And because of it, I also have to re-view Bergman's work. For the moment, I take "The Nines" as a well-crafted exploration of anybody's reality, laid out by a cruelly meticulous storyteller. Beautifully acted--I remember thinking, "If these fine actors can be patient enough to make this film, I can be patient enough to watch it." And, as I said previously, I'll being in for another viewing. Have fun!!

Alright so I was not sure whether I should watch it as the rating in both IMDb and metacritic was bit low but after watching it I can see it is a bit underrated since this movie is quite good and definitely worth your time. So the movie actually consists of three short stories but they are all somehow linked. It gets a bit confusing after you get into the second story and then it gets interesting as you are constantly trying to make sense of it. I wont get into it further as I want you to explore it for yourself. But I do believe at the end you may find it a bit disappointing as did I as I wanted something more. But all in all a good movie in my opinion.

First of all, my vote is not 7 because I'm a human! Second of all, my vote would have been 9 if there weren't two flaws in the movie. But overall it's a pretty interesting movie. On my 30 ears on this planet (that I did not create :D) I've seen a lot of strange movies so I'm not too much impressed but the movie is indeed based on a good and original idea.About those 2 flaws:1) the middle part, with the reality show. I was bored out of my mind. Some pretentious new yorkers living their petty little lives. I did not care about them.2) the balance of the mysteries was not right. One one hand there was Melissa who was a part of his world, clearly, because she stayed but we did not learn much more about her. On the other hand I would have enjoyed more elaborate scenes about the overlapping worlds, for example the guy bumping into himself and more like this.You know it's really hard to express my feelings about the movie, so my apologies if my review makes no sense.