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Uncle Nino

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Uncle Nino reviews
44
8.2 User Score:

Mixed or average reviews

Based on 14 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Comedy  |  Family/Kids

Written by: Robert Shallcross

Directed by: Robert Shallcross

Release Date:
Theatrical: February 11, 2005

Running Time: 100 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: PG for language and some teen smoking

Starring Joe Mantegna, Anne Archer, Pierrino Mascarino, Trevor Morgan, Gina Mantegna, Duke Doyle, Daniel Adebayo, and Gary Houston

A dysfunctional Chicago family is brought closer together when the father's long-estranged Uncle Nino comes from Italy for a surprise visit.

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

70

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

A solid family film that strikes a shrewd balance between tough-mindedness and sentimentality and boasts a fine cast.

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63

Boston Globe Wesley Morris

An effortless heartwarmer that manages to be utterly corny but quite likable.

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60

TV Guide Ken Fox

Heartwarming is not always a bad thing.

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50

Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum

Writer-director Robert Shallcross believes in it so passionately that he came close to convincing me too.

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50

Miami Herald Connie Ogle

Unlike Uncle Nino's garden, the film never blooms into anything special.

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50

LA Weekly Ernest Hardy

There's not a single surprise or moment of dramatic tension in Uncle Nino, which has already proved itself a hit as a self-distributed film in the Midwest.

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50

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

A family movie that some will find wholesome and heartwarming and others will find cornball and tiresome. You know who you are. I know who I am. This is not my kind of movie.

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50

The Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck

Modest comedy-drama.

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50

Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt

The acting is endearing and the story has great charm before predictability and sentimentality eventually take over.

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50

Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea

A creaky, cliched, feel-good family drama about learning to stop and smell the roses - and planting a vegetable garden while you're at it - Uncle Nino is shameless, sappy fare.

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40

The New York Times Ned Martel

Aggressive heartwarmer, which turns out to be much more of a heartburner.

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40

The Onion (A.V. Club) Keith Phipps

Written and directed by Robert Shallcross, and seemingly misdirected into theaters from its natural home on the ABC Family Channel, Uncle Nino is a sweet but not particularly distinguished effort.

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38

Chicago Tribune Allison Benedikt

It's all neat and sweet and one-dimensional, more the moral to a story than a story.

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30

Village Voice Akiva Gottlieb

The elderly, violin-toting hero's successful attempt to infiltrate his miscreant nephew's mall-punk garage band is too creepy to fulfill the hipness quotient.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 8.2 (out of 10) based on 5 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Bradley S. gave it a9:
Uncle Nino is a fun movie to see! The characters were familiar to real life for me--midwestern middle class suburbia. A man who works long hours to provide for his family has forgotten what is truly important in life. Enjoy this movie!

georgie r. gave it a2:
Sappy, poorly acted & deadly boring.

Johnny G. gave it a10:
Great movie!!! Finally something about Family values!!!

Sam P. gave it a10:
Everyone should see it.

Robert R. gave it a10:
Uncle Nino is an outstanding portrayal of a busy family finding the value of true family love. In this crazy world in which we live, Uncle Nino is an oasis of family values. Finally, Hollywood got one film right.

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