That was an excellent one.

Good concept, poorly executed.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Not impressive. it is the first temptation for define it. but, like many temptations, it is wrong. because it has the gift to be a film about...the viewer. sure, the performances, the story, the end are good points. but the essence of this beautiful film is to do yourself to be honest with you. because it is a film about masks and about clear perspective about near reality of a child who defines everybody from us. in different manner. it is a film about small pieces as bones of truth. and about the fundamental answers. so, an useful film. for propose definitions and fake realities and price of love. honest, direct, transcending genres and giving a nice picture of the reality in the right nuances.

This movie draws you along, and doesn't leave you in your own head trying to figure out what happens next, till near the end. And even then, you are riveted. The ending had a small twist, that was well done, but seemed a little too preachy at the end. I guess some filmmakers and/or story writers feel the need to supply morals in a world that has no basis for them anymore. Nonetheless, the plot devices and its non-linear storytelling blend well together, and make for a big win in my book. The performances were all lights out fantastic from a cast of relative unknowns. This gives you hope for the future of cinema, and dramatic acting in general. Especially in this era of the super hero film. It also seamlessly blends science and medical technology with the paranormal, in a way I haven't seen since "The sixth Sense". More than any other film I have reviewed here (and there have been a few that I have felt unjustly rated) this film's overall low rating is grossly unfair. It blends all the tools of good storytelling and suspense, with great revelations at its climax and ending. Not to mention dialog that leads you where it wants you to go I highly recommend it.

Nominated worst movie of the year?. I wonder what was watching these guys I really don't understand critic experts. Since Shakespeare in love won i quit of listen to them. This is a great movie. It starts as a comedy then turns to drama then to fiction and ends with mystery and investigation. So you have a good movie with lots of éléments. Maybe is not the best but it doesn't disappoint. Worth to see more than many others.

"The 9th Life of Louis Drax" is not the kind of movie that will attract the mainstream audiences. Black comedy, mystery, fairy tale and paranormal thriller all in one, shot in a soft, dreamy, liquid style by Alexandre Aja (despite his "extreme" reputation, this could easily get by with a PG-13 rating), well-acted by the entire cast, this is a likably idiosyncratic little film, even though the main plot twist is generally predictable. **1/2 out of 4.