The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Nine Lives
Drama · Romance · 2005
Captives of the very relationships that define and sustain them, nine women resiliently meet the travails and disappointments of life.
Movie details
Nine Lives
“Every life has a story. And every story has a life of its own.”
2005 Drama · Romance 1h 55m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
Captives of the very relationships that define and sustain them, nine women resiliently meet the travails and disappointments of life.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Nine Lives?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Rodrigo García
Written by
Rodrigo García
Kathy Baker
Camille
Amy Brenneman
Lorna
Elpidia Carrillo
Sandra
Glenn Close
Maggie
Stephen Dillane
Martin
Dakota Fanning
Maria
William Fichtner
Andrew
Court is in session
Put Nine Lives on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.