Nina
RLJ Entertainment | Release Date: April 22, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
27
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
8
Negative:
10
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33
The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloApr 20, 2016
Nina has been so thoroughly misconceived, on virtually every level, that the only less interesting portrait imaginable would be one that takes place entirely when Nina Simone was in utero. Read full review
30
The New York TimesA.O. ScottApr 21, 2016
Ms. Mort’s writing lacks psychological texture, and her direction generates little intensity, or even continuity. Read full review
30
New York Daily NewsStephen Whitty Apr 20, 2016
This Simone film hits all the wrong notes early. What is it trying to say about this enraged, iconic singer? Why does it want to say it? Since screenwriter Cynthia Mort apparently never asked those questions, director Cynthia Mort can't offer any answers. Read full review
25
New York PostSara StewartApr 21, 2016
The whole endeavor seems like a bad idea badly executed, and one can only imagine that Simone, a fierce advocate of black pride and empowerment, would be aghast at this cheesy rendition of the later years of her life. Read full review
25
Rolling StonePeter TraversApr 21, 2016
Onscreen, Nina barely scratches the surface much less draws blood. For the essence of a legend, listen to the real Simone sing "I Put a Spell on You." She sure as hell does. This movie emphatically does not. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineEd GonzalezApr 20, 2016
The film is committed to the sort of broad strokes that reduce a great artist's life to a spectacle of self-pity. Read full review
25
IndieWireDavid EhrlichApr 18, 2016
Saldana delivers her distractingly affected performance with greater conviction than most could muster under these circumstances, but no amount of ferocity can disguise the discrepancy between the 37-year-old actress (33 at the time of filming) and the 62-year-old woman she's playing. Read full review
10
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternApr 21, 2016
It is shabby, as well as disjointed, superficial and just plain dull, a dislikable rendering of a tumultuous life. Read full review
0
RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonApr 22, 2016
You’ll see some durable makeup in Nina. What you won’t see is any justification why this film should exist. Read full review
0
TheWrapDan CallahanApr 19, 2016
Nina, an infuriatingly amateurish picture about the great singer and pianist Nina Simone, is a new low for the musical biopic genre. Read full review
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