Ouch! This film co-stars Paris Hilton who has an interesting distinction. She might be the most disliked actress...ever! I noticed that aside from a couple exceptions (such as REPOMAN: THE GENETIC OPERA), the scores on any film she is in are astoundingly low! Here is a brief rundown: in the IMDb Bottom 100 (the lowest rated films), she stars in #16, 26, 40 and 76! In addition, several films didn't make the list because they haven't received the required minimum number of votes or they scored a bit too high for this "hallowed list". With film scores of 1.1, 1.3, 1.6 and 2.0 on films NOT making the Bottom 100, you could safely say that people just don't appreciate Ms. Hilton. You could also safely say that for the the most part, her being in a film is almost a guarantee that it will stink--or at least be rated very, very poorly. I am really surprised with all the money she has that she wouldn't hold off and only appear in more worthy projects...though, it is possible that these projects really ARE worthy of her talents. Plus, while the films are bad, they do give Ms. Hilton lots of attention. While I have no interest in this pampered princess and would never pay to see one of her films, I did take the opportunity to see NINE LIVES on Hulu, as I actually like watching bad films, as they often give me a good laugh. Sadly, this interest of mine doesn't always work out--some of these bad films are simply dull and tedious. So, is NINE LIVES bad but fun to watch or is it a film best avoided at all costs? Read on if you really care.
Hilton plays a rich, spoiled and rather petulant young lady, so you can say she's playing against type (snicker, snicker)! I just kept asking myself why almost all of the nine had British accents but Paris and another did not, but this is a minor complaint. She is the first one killed and you'd think with the public's acceptance of her this might have improved ratings for this film, but it did not. Frankly, she's not terrible in the film--and she' only in it for the first 27 minutes--hardly a starring role despite her getting third billing. And in many ways, the ultra-ultra-low score may just be a case of 'piling on'--in other ways, it's fashionable now to heap scorn on Ms. Hilton.
As for the film, it's a scary house film where the visitors are all killed off one by one through the course of the movie--sort of like HALLOWEEN or Friday THE 13TH stuck indoors. This isn't exactly a novel concept and it's not the sort of film I like (for the most part, you've seen one you've seen them all), but I know some teens love this sort of thing. It's not good and quite derivative, but I've seen many worse films. Frankly I don't think it deserved the Bottom 100 and probably only did get it because Ms. Hilton was in the film--which is not entirely fair.
Hilton plays a rich, spoiled and rather petulant young lady, so you can say she's playing against type (snicker, snicker)! I just kept asking myself why almost all of the nine had British accents but Paris and another did not, but this is a minor complaint. She is the first one killed and you'd think with the public's acceptance of her this might have improved ratings for this film, but it did not. Frankly, she's not terrible in the film--and she' only in it for the first 27 minutes--hardly a starring role despite her getting third billing. And in many ways, the ultra-ultra-low score may just be a case of 'piling on'--in other ways, it's fashionable now to heap scorn on Ms. Hilton.
As for the film, it's a scary house film where the visitors are all killed off one by one through the course of the movie--sort of like HALLOWEEN or Friday THE 13TH stuck indoors. This isn't exactly a novel concept and it's not the sort of film I like (for the most part, you've seen one you've seen them all), but I know some teens love this sort of thing. It's not good and quite derivative, but I've seen many worse films. Frankly I don't think it deserved the Bottom 100 and probably only did get it because Ms. Hilton was in the film--which is not entirely fair.