Diagonaldi
Very well executed
WasAnnon
Slow pace in the most part of the movie.
Moustroll
Good movie but grossly overrated
Baseshment
I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.
gsndelores
It surprises me that in all these reviews nobody mentioned the weirdness or unrealistic thing of all these people (nine) that they all decided to go car-free? Who does that especially in the middle of nowhere? I can't believe nobody felt vulnerable out there without their cars? And, are we forced to believe that only one person brought a cell phone - B.S.! This story had too many flaws in it. Unlike most people here I had little problem with Paris Hilton's acting. It's not like she's an accomplished actor or anything. She was portrayed exactly as one would expect. People like her and Kim Kardashian are just eye-candy (for people who find them attractive.). I think Kim's very attractive, but Paris Hilton she's funny looking but not ugly though, so she's passable.
Anders Twetman
This review will contain spoilers! I am going to do this a bit differently, I will simply post some notes i jotted down while watching.00:16 Why does the film start with a screaming girl with a knife in her hands?1:11 So, they are all driving black Scodas to the house with plenty of "scary" background music for no reason.05:40 These people are all utterly unsympathetic.09:04 This is completely engaging.13:11 they are trying to establish some characters - and failing, the dialog doesn't get through to me at all.16:17 He is leaving the group in a horror film, he' so dead16:39 Will there be blood coming out of the faucet?16:52 Nope, but there was a jump scare in the mirror.23:17 Unnecessary nudity, my favorite kind.32:55 Whatsherface has been killed but I just don't care. Im just bothered by the murky lighting, why don't they turn on the lights?34:53 It took them this long to think about looking for the staff?42:05 The scary killer ghost is doing almost nothing so the filmmakers are trying to establish some secondary conflict - which comes off as too forced.42:35 Doorknobs are not interesting enough to warrant being zoomed in on.43:36 Dark hair girl (I guess her character has a name but I don't care) is a real jerk.43:57 The doctor guy is such a wuss.48:50 Wait what, if all the lights are out, how come that one is still on?49:17 Unnecessary dramatic sound effect52:31 Hw does she suddenly know so much?1:02:12 They are actually managing to build up some tension, also they've got a god Schrödingsers cat thing going on.1:06:54 This pep talk is lame.1:10:50 There is surprisingly little snow for a snow storm.1:14:38 Dramatic moment fails due to lack of investment in the characters.1:16:24 I never knew getting stabbed in the shoulder could be deadly.1:19:24 Movie is not worthy of summing up monologueSo there you have it. Generally speaking, Nine Lives is an engaging film about unsympathetic characters.
gavin6942
Nine friends celebrate at a mansion in Scotland. After a little dinner and drinking and too much conversation, one friend stumbles upon a curse and one by one the guests are faced with the threat of death.This film has so many problems with it, I don't know where to begin. First, the film "stars" Paris Hilton, even though she has the smallest role in the movie. I suspect her presence is the only reason the film was picked up at all, even though she serves no purpose and cannot act in this movie to save her life (she's worse in this than in "House of Wax").When the Lions Gate logo came on, my friend and I thought we might be safe. Lions Gate makes some great films. Well, they make bad films, too, it seems. What possessed them to put their name on here, I don't know. With all due respect, I hope they lost money.The first half of the film is a dinner scene with people sitting and talking about literally nothing. Nothing of interest, nothing related to the plot, nothing. A brief philosophical debate arises, but goes nowhere. As my friend says, this film was very innovative for a horror film: it might have been the first one that tried to kill the audience.The death scenes are horrible. Basically, all deaths consist of a stabbing in the stomach: a magic stabbing! Shirts are never torn, but somehow a small blood stain appears and the victim becomes quite dead at a rapid pace.None of the actors are worth caring about and the whole film is in shambles. Most annoying for me (besides the utter boredom) was the tendency to remind us we were in Scotland (the words "Scotland" or "Scotish" were repeated many times... for no reason. And there was a golf club).This film is even too slow and pointless for "Mystery Science Theater 3000", so if there is a way to make something blink out of existence (like a memory hole), someone please make this your first target.
mw3654
OK, Why did I watch this film? -Simple Paris Hilton. What was it like ?- It was like National lampoons meets Blair witch project- But was funny in places and scary in others. Would I recommend it?- Actually yes i would, Paris was not that bad an actress at all. She does pull off a believable character.The basis of the film is that 9 friends have reunited for a birthday party in the Scottish Highlands. The drink flows and relationships are rekindled, everyone relaxes for the perfect weekend.it starts to snow and soon the group is entirely cut off from the rest of the world. Soon some uninvited guests join the party. Obviously one by one they start to die. Paris lasts about 24 minutes or so. I will not spoil it but only one person survives. I will not tell you who.This film does not have the big stars but it does exactly what it says on the box. I enjoyed the film and would watch again.All in all a good watch.