Mr. Nice
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60 out of 100

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5.9 out of 10

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  • Summary: Based on the hugely successful autobiography of the same name, Mr Nice tells the incredible story of the life of Howard Marks, “the world’s most sophisticated drug smuggler”. (Contender Entertainment Group)

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  1. Positive: 5 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Movieline
    Reviewed by: Stephanie Zacharek
    Jun 2, 2011
    80
    You don't have to believe all of it - or even any of it - to enjoy the rascally charms of Mr. Nice.
  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: Dan Jolin
    Jun 1, 2011
    60
    A solid, often entertaining life-of-crimer which benefits from some stylistic touches and a faithful, convincing central performance.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    Jun 3, 2011
    60
    So what we're left with is a sort of contact high, drifting gently over to our seats in the back row.
  4. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    Jun 2, 2011
    60
    An affable throwback to those guilt-free days when hippie drug dealers radiated the glamorous aura of avant-garde heroes risking prison to spread the doctrine of liberation through cannabis.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
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  1. MarcDoyle
    6
    Mr. Nice starts out with a bang. Howard's (Rhys Ifans) journey from scrappy student, to Cambridge outsider, to the drug trade is touching, hilarious, and exciting. Elsa Pataky (the local cop in "Fast Five"), by the way, is terrific - she needs to be in more starring roles. But the downward spiral from about halfway through to the end of the film is FAR too strung out. It needed to be edited way down. So yes, it's worth seeing, but it's a little too bloated for my taste.… Expand
  2. Andys_Reviews
    6
    I don’t know whether it was deliberate or not, but I found the picture quality very poor. It may have been to make it look more like a period d piece, but more likely it was the best the budget would allow. I thought Rhys Ifans did an excellent job, although he never seems to age all through the film! I loved the small part David Thewlis played; the mad-cap Irishman was just brilliant. As to the plot; well I found it far too sympathetic to Marks; not surprising since it was based on his book I hear you say. But I would have thought the filmmakers would have put a little balance in there; what effect did all the drugs he sold all over the world have? How many innocent lives were affected? All this seemed inconsequential and probably explains why, despite some excellent performances, the film didn’t perform very well both at the box office and also critically. For me, whilst I enjoyed the performances, I found it a little too self-indulgent.

    SteelMonster’s verdict: RECOMMENDED (…Just)

    My score: 5.8/10.    … Expand

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