For me, Nine Out of Ten just doesn't deliver. The back of the DVD case said the film was satire and listed a number of antics which, to me, suggested farce, dark comedy or some other absurd, zany antics in the style of Monty Python or Mel Brooks. Also, given that the film is supposed to be satire, I was expecting something intellectual like Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. However, as other have said, the DVD case was misleading as to the contents of the film.
Instead of something intellectual, satirical and dark, I found this to be a rather dull, methodic approach to a cliché plot (mild-manner man decides to break the Ten Commandments). There was nothing satirical or intellectual about the film, and the plot is decent enough for a cheap, low-budget comedy film, but it's not what I felt was promised by the DVD cover, so I feel cheated in a way.
Anyways, to the actual plot itself, it wasn't entirely boring, but it wasn't that unique either. The script itself wasn't as bad as something like Manos: The Hands of Fate, but it's not particularly praise-worthy either.
The acting wasn't horrible, but it was a notch or two below par. For the most part, the acting just didn't seem very naturalistic, and it seemed too often like the actors were just reading from a manuscript and not getting into character.
Also, as someone else said, the audio wasn't quite so good at times. When the credits ran, I only saw one person listed as a boom operator, so I can only assume they used a single boom mic for the entire movie. This worked in the medium shots, but for the wide shots they could've used a few well-disguised lavalier mics as well.
In all, the plot, acting and script are nothing special, and David Stepkin's performance as the eccentric uncle is the only thing that holds the film together and keeps it from being even more obscure, but it's a fairly decent attempt at making a true independent movie, so I'd give it a 6/10, which is a far cry short from the 9/10 the directors were obviously hoping for.
Instead of something intellectual, satirical and dark, I found this to be a rather dull, methodic approach to a cliché plot (mild-manner man decides to break the Ten Commandments). There was nothing satirical or intellectual about the film, and the plot is decent enough for a cheap, low-budget comedy film, but it's not what I felt was promised by the DVD cover, so I feel cheated in a way.
Anyways, to the actual plot itself, it wasn't entirely boring, but it wasn't that unique either. The script itself wasn't as bad as something like Manos: The Hands of Fate, but it's not particularly praise-worthy either.
The acting wasn't horrible, but it was a notch or two below par. For the most part, the acting just didn't seem very naturalistic, and it seemed too often like the actors were just reading from a manuscript and not getting into character.
Also, as someone else said, the audio wasn't quite so good at times. When the credits ran, I only saw one person listed as a boom operator, so I can only assume they used a single boom mic for the entire movie. This worked in the medium shots, but for the wide shots they could've used a few well-disguised lavalier mics as well.
In all, the plot, acting and script are nothing special, and David Stepkin's performance as the eccentric uncle is the only thing that holds the film together and keeps it from being even more obscure, but it's a fairly decent attempt at making a true independent movie, so I'd give it a 6/10, which is a far cry short from the 9/10 the directors were obviously hoping for.