Nicotina

2003 [SPANISH]

Action / Comedy / Crime / Drama

6
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 73% · 45 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 73% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 3888 3.9K

mexico hacker russian mafia bratva (russian mafia) hoodlum voyeurism

Plot summary

A hacker who is spying on a pretty neighbour messes up his assignment to break into Swiss bank accounts for Russian mobsters.

Director

Hugo Rodríguez Photo
Hugo Rodríguez

Top cast

Diego Luna Photo
Diego Luna as Lolo
Daniel Giménez Cacho Photo
Daniel Giménez Cacho as Beto
Jesús Ochoa Photo
Jesús Ochoa as Tomson
José María Yazpik Photo
José María Yazpik as Joaquín
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
792.68 MB
1280*714
Spanish 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   pt  
25 fps
1 hr 26 min
Seeds ...
1.59 GB
1920*1072
Spanish 5.1
NR
Subtitles us   pt  
25 fps
1 hr 26 min
Seeds 3

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Chrysanthepop

Smoke , Diamonds & Blood

'Nicotina' is a dark semi-gangster comedy revolving around gangsters (obviously), a computer geek, a corpulent Russian kingpin, two hairdressers and a convenience shop owner among others. The premise is interesting and I liked the premise and the Mexican humour.However, the film starts off slow. The dialogues are a little repetitive but the pace brilliantly picks up after about the first half hour. Rodriguez could have incorporated more style in his execution. The editing could have been tighter but at the same time, some of the characters could have used more development.The comedic situations, which the characters encounter and deal with, work excellently. The irony is well displayed and the film has a darkly whimsical feel to it. I thought a different background score would have worked better, something with a little more energy.Yet, 'Nicotina' remains an enjoyable urban film. Diego Luna, Martha Tenorio, Rafael Inclán and Rosa María Bianchi are very good. At the time, dark urban comedies may have been a trend in Mexican cinema but that does nOt stop 'Nicotina' from being fun.
Reviewed by beni-7 7 / 10

Its very much fun, not more not less

I'd give it a 7.5 if i could, the major problem with this movie is, it is a hell of fun to see the characters slip more and more into their misery... but there is so little room to guess whats happening. You always know whats happening, you are the one that knows just everything, that won't mean the story is predictable but there's just no room for guessing (like in other movies, "f.i. who's the murder ?"). Anway it's a very cool movie, if I had to compare it it's like a thrilling story your grandpa tells you. You're eager to know what's happening next but once you heard it you don't want to hear it again.Good and maybe Great but not Excellent.
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