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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Critic scorePublicationBy date
50
Philadelphia InquirerDan DeLucaApr 22, 2016
Now that Nina has finally arrived in theaters, revealing itself to be a listless, oddly constructed tale that does a poor job of capturing Simone's star quality or indomitable racial pride, it makes you wonder: Was it really worth kicking up all that controversy for a movie that's this bad? Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesMiriam Di NunzioApr 21, 2016
Nina never decides what it wants to say or where it wants to take us. Read full review
50
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanApr 21, 2016
Nina filters the singer’s voice — and her life — through tinny-sounding speakers and an out-of-focus lens. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyChristian HolubApr 20, 2016
Saldana (Avatar, Guardians of the Galaxy) is an accomplished and bankable actress, but she doesn’t look much like Simone. That has led to several complaints, including from the Simone estate. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyApr 18, 2016
A certain integrity and seriousness of intent gleams through, but Nina is just too big a subject, and talent, to be compressed into such a small package. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshApr 21, 2016
There are a few stirring moments, but it never seems authentic or real, just a bizarrely staged re-creation. Read full review
40
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlApr 21, 2016
The filmmakers have denied us their subject's voice and then sunk their lead by adding distancing layers between the audience and her chief instrument, her face. Even the script exhibits little confidence in this Nina's ability to communicate to us what matters. Read full review
40
VarietyAndrew BarkerApr 18, 2016
Even when not fighting with her makeup, Saldana’s Simone rarely feels fully formed. Read full review
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