Nicotina

Name: Nicotina
Genre: Action, Drama, Comedy, Crime
Released: August 20, 2004
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 49
Cast: Daniel Giménez Cacho, Diego Luna, Marta Belaustegui, Rafael Inclán, Rosa María Bianchi

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Arenas Group | Release Date: August 20, 2004 | R

Starring: Daniel Giménez Cacho, Diego Luna, Marta Belaustegui, Rafael Inclán, Rosa María Bianchi

Summary: A highly stylized caper about the addictive, intoxicating possibility of an easy life. (Arenas Entertainment)

Director: Hugo Rodríguez

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Comedy, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 90 min

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David Sterritt

Supercharged with an energy and ingenuity that "Run Lola Run" once had a patent on. Read full review

J.R. Jones

The master principle of film noir -- that everyone is corruptible -- turns a pinwheel of plot complications in this fleet, stylish little crime drama from Mexico. Read full review

Stephen Hunter

A gimmick film, but it's brought off with such verve it's great fun. Read full review

Sean Axmaker

The stylistic cleverness of the opening minutes settles into a self-satisfied flair. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Flawed but imaginative film. Read full review

Nathan Rabin

Nicotina's lack of originality ultimately proves forgivable. Its glib, heartless nihilism doesn't. Read full review

Dallas Observer Robert Wilonsky

The only thing worse than second-generation Guy Ritchie is fourth-generation Quentin Tarantino, and this movie has the musty smell of 1995 all over it. Read full review

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juliankennedy23

Oct 27, 2014

Nicotina: 5 out of 10: Nicotina represents a black comedy tradition that has been alive and well in Mexico for over fifty years. Death is around every corner and it is a punch line to boot. All the men are womanizers and many of the women are no better. Director Hugo Rodríguez and WriterNicotina: 5 out of 10: Nicotina represents a black comedy tradition that has been alive and well in Mexico for over fifty years. Death is around every corner and it is a punch line to boot. All the men are womanizers and many of the women are no better. Director Hugo Rodríguez and Writer Martín Salinas took this beloved tradition and married it to its distant cousin, the Quentin Tarantino crime film.

It is a decent fit. The basic plot is that a Mexican criminal gang is switching computer bank codes with a Russian gangster for diamonds. I do not think I am spoiling anything by pointing out that not everything goes as planned. The two criminal gangs end up involving the computer geek that downloaded the data. His next door neighbor, a sexy and promiscuous cellist, played by Marta Belaustegui; Her conductor, a possible future sugar daddy: a plant toting upstairs neighbor: a pharmacist couple, with a beautiful saintly wife played admirably by Carmen Madrid: and a beauty shop couple, with an evil harridan wife played chillingly by Rosa María Bianchi: plus the occasional police officer and a scary dog.

Some of the camera tricks can be fancy without any underling purpose, and I have not seen this much pastel neon on buildings since that Don Johnson episode of True Hollywood Stories. Overall, the film is nice. It is a pleasant, good time. It is not particularly scary, thrilling, funny, sexy, or clever and that is it’s only real fault. There is nothing terrible memorable in the ninety odd minutes of movie. Oh and do not watch if you are trying to quit smoking. I have never seen a movie so relentless in its promotion of tobacco. It is like watching Eat Drink Man Woman while trying to diet,… Expand

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