3 x 3 = 9
In 2009 three movies with the number 9 release. It’s no coincidence, but are these just gimmincks cashing in on a numerical coincidence, or movies really worth looking forward to?
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2009
Public Enemies
Michael Mann takes digital cameras & Johnny Depp to the 1930s in this interesting movie that tries to be both classic gangter romp and reinventive art film. But is it more like Collateral and less like Miami Vice?
Love Aaj Kal
It’s Love modern style versus Love 1965 style in this romantic comedy/drama from the director of Socha Na Tha & Jab We Met. But is twice the romance enough to live up to the director’s previous juggernauts, or does it leave you heartbroken?
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Can a frenzied blockbuster sequel about giant robots beating the scrap out of each other possibly be one of the most important movies of our times?
Fast & Furious
More pedal-to-the-metal street racing, car chases, Jordana Brewster, and Vin Diesel repeatedly making bad car/girl puns in his gravely voice? Yes please!
Chandni Chowk to China
Kung-Fu action meets Bollywood madness in this cross-culture caper about a bumbling cook from India who travels to China to save a village from an evil gangster. The ingredients are all there, but is this fusion dish perfectly balanced, or just an overcooked mess?
The International
Clive Owen & Naomi Watts team up with the director of Run Lola Run to make a movie about a crafty bank that releases during a financial crisis, and it isn’t about people running, explosions, or subprime lending? This I have to see!