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Uncle Nino
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Mixed or average reviews
Based on 14 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 5 votes
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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.
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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...
Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
A solid family film that strikes a shrewd balance between tough-mindedness and sentimentality and boasts a fine cast.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Wesley Morris
An effortless heartwarmer that manages to be utterly corny but quite likable.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum
Writer-director Robert Shallcross believes in it so passionately that he came close to convincing me too.
Read Full Review >Miami Herald Connie Ogle
Unlike Uncle Nino's garden, the film never blooms into anything special.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
The acting is endearing and the story has great charm before predictability and sentimentality eventually take over.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Ned Martel
Aggressive heartwarmer, which turns out to be much more of a heartburner.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Allison Benedikt
It's all neat and sweet and one-dimensional, more the moral to a story than a story.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
