After the Hitchcock films last night I caught up on some Netflix arrivals. “The Nines” was a movie that piqued my interest when it came out at the movies. Of course, it didn’t play anywhere near here. And I think that’s okay. I would have felt totally suckered if I had dropped $8.00 on this movie. Don’t get me wrong. It’s not *terrible* but it’s far from being *great.* Ryan Reynolds is quite good playing the three different characters that inhabit “The Nines.” Where the trouble comes in is when the movie reaches the end and the big explanation. It degenerates into a sloppy pile of religious hooey. And we all know how much I hate religious hooey …
The overlapping storyline of the Nines resolves itself nicely at the end… and, although Reynolds proved himself to be a versatile actor, it was Melissa McCarthy who did a particularly great job of adding color to the whole thing.