An involving story, even if the story structure betrays its stage roots.
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08/07/07
Naming Number Two (2007)
50 %
Reviews Counted: 10 Fresh: 5 Rotten:5 Average Rating: 5.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Synopsis: Nanna Maria's last feast might be her family's last hope. This New Zealand hit took the World Dramatic Cinema Audience Award at Sundance 2006, was an official selection at Berlin 2006, and won four (and was nominated for twelve) New Zealand Screen Awards. -- © Cyan Pictures... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Ruby Dee, Taungaroa Emile, Tuva Novotny, Mia Blake
Director: Toa Fraser
Screenwriter: Toa Fraser
Producer: Tim White, Philippa Campbell, Lydia Livingstone
Composer: Don McGlashan
Screenwriter: Toa Fraser
Producer: Tim White, Philippa Campbell, Lydia Livingstone
Composer: Don McGlashan
Reviews
1 - 11 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
There's food for thought in 'Naming Number Two,' but staginess in conception and acting, bad pacing, and triteness are together too much to overcome.
04/23/08
Naming Number Two peddles familial reconciliation while making one pine for familial annihilation.
07/27/07
As usual, it's always up to the small budget indies to act as a corrective to Hollywood misperceptions and misconceptions, in this case the longstanding stereotypical depiction of elders.
07/01/07
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10/27/06
Assured handling and an appealing cast make this a deserving crowd-pleaser.
01/31/06
Top Critic
Suffering from a formulaic story, ridden with clichés, the film has enough remarkable performances to make up for where it lacks. Not entirely, though.
01/31/06
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