Reception Mr. Nice

1 reception

1.1 box office
1.2 awards
1.3 critical reception

reception
box office

mr nice made worldwide premiere @ south southwest film festival in texas, united states, in march 2010 , first shown in uk @ edinburgh film festival in june 2010. on 8 october 2010, released in uk on 107 screens, taking in first weekend gross of £528,534. in june 2011, released in united states.

awards

mr nice won award best cinematography @ 2010 kodak awards.

critical reception

mr nice polarized critics; film has rating of 55% on rotten tomatoes, 24 out of 44 reviews being positive, , 20 being negative.

dan jolin of film magazine empire gave mr nice 3 out of 5 stars, writing solid, entertaining life-of-crimer benefits stylistic touches , faithful, convincing central performance.

kevin thomas of los angeles times gave film 3.5 out of 5, calling philip glass soundtrack pulsating , writing though film takes while cast spell, writer-director-cinematographer bernard rose s close observation of marks , around him becomes increasingly involving , allows rose comment on widespread failure of war on drugs.

time out london gave film 4 out of 5 stars, although noted not without flaws: film adaptation of howard marks autobiography – student staple throughout land – struggles capture sheer breadth of marks life.

benjamin mercer of village voice gave polarized review, awarding film 3.5 out of 5, yet claiming film gave him impression glorifying cannabis use, or @ least, being vehicle advocation of legalizing cannabis - though told here appealing drollness, marks story makes odd vessel filmmakers casually advanced legalization arguments, mischief making on grandest scale possible.