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17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittSupercharged with an energy and ingenuity that "Run Lola Run" once had a patent on.
- 88Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneAs entertainment, Nicotina manages a bracing balance. It arrests with violent bursts and anxious pauses until its three plots merge in a satisfying resolution; its laughs caught in my throat like smoker's cough.
- Nicotina's every loser, criminal, dreamer, crank and cynic is flawed, but their flaws are primal and as human as thumbs. In the end, it's this grim but tender view of humanity that gives the movie its appealing combination of mordant humor and cheerful pessimism.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenFlawed but imaginative film.
- 50VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyYields up plenty of opportunities for heated confrontations, wild and woolly dialogue and startling violence, which prove diverting in a shallow way.
- 40Film ThreatFilm ThreatIt seems likely that how much you enjoy Nicotina will be tied to how much you enjoyed the Guy Ritchie pictures it strongly resembles. Those who thought “Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels” and “Snatch” were the cats p.j.'s will likely enjoy Nicotina.
- 40The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinNicotina's lack of originality ultimately proves forgivable. Its glib, heartless nihilism doesn't.
- 40The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensWhile it demonstrates some formal ingenuity, it is for the most part a tasteless and derivative stew of overdone jokes, chronological tricks and labored shock effects.
- 30L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorSelf-satisfied, incoherently busy farce.
- 20Dallas ObserverRobert WilonskyDallas ObserverRobert WilonskyThe only thing worse than second-generation Guy Ritchie is fourth-generation Quentin Tarantino, and this movie has the musty smell of 1995 all over it.