All About Nina | Film Review
This film arrived on Netflix UK recently. I was in two minds about whether or not to review it, but when I started watching it, I found that there was quite a lot I wanted to say about it. Nina (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) is a comedian. On-stage, she seems confident and put-together. Off-stage, her life is a mess. But when she meets Rafe (Common), and is forced to confront her past, will Nina be able to let Rafe into her life? I really didn't expect to enjoy this film as much as I did. The film starts with a bang and immediately puts the audience in the centre of everything. We see how (for want of another phrase) messed-up Nina's life is in the first 10 minutes. She is messy and complicated, and we are rooting for her. The interactions between Nina and Rafe are not only really nice, but also necessary. These conversations allow the audience to see Nina let her walls down. We get to know her as Rafe does, and we see a different side of her. The actors have great chemistry, and th...