Mr. Nobody

2009·141 minR·English

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7.76364%3.7/5

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Nemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence with his wife and 3 children; one day, he wakes up as a mortal centenarian in the year 2092.

What critics thought

Van Dormael's kaleidoscopic life-story draws most critics to its visual invention and philosophical ambition, but the warm reception is far from universal — several reviewers found that the labyrinthine branching structure collapses into itself, with individual scenes failing to accumulate into a coherent larger whole. Jared Leto's performance and the teenage scenes with Toby Regbo and Juno Temple earn the most consistent praise, while the film's overall emotional payoff is the main point of contention.

“Van Dormael holds this fractured fairy tale together by giving it an emotional core and delivers two hours of time travel with a playful spirit and at a mostly hyperkinetic pace, sprinkling it with amusing side journeys and sometimes letting a scene unfold at a more natural tempo.”
Jennie Punter·The Globe and Mail
“Though a lot of it is well written and directed and, quite often, funny or poignant, the individual scenes rarely become part of a larger whole.”
Boyd van Hoeij·Variety
“a fiction of sterile ramifications, weighed down by a script the labyrinthine constructions of which poorly conceal the poverty of inspiration”
Xavier Leherpeur·Le Nouvel Observateur
“It's astounding how van Dormael turns each scene into a unique little cinematic event. There is hardly filler here, no scenes to drag out the running time or to fill some gaps in between other climaxes. Every scene matters and every scene is made to look like it matters.”
Niels Matthijs·Twitch Film
“The demonstration is long and heavy, but aesthetically, is superb.”
Pierre Fornerod·Ouest-France

Genres

Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Cast & Crew

Jaco Van DormaelDirector

Jared LetoNemo Nobody (Adult / Old)

Sarah PolleyAdult Elise

Diane KrugerAdult Anna

Linh-Dan PhamAdult Jean

Rhys IfansNemo's Father

Natasha LittleNemo's Mother

Toby RegboNemo age 16

Juno TempleAnna age 15

Allan CordunerDr. Feldheim

Daniel MaysYoung Journalist

Clare StoneElise age 15

Audrey GiacominiJean age 15

Pierre van DormaelComposer

Christophe BeaucarneCinematography

Mr. Nobody

2009·141 min·R·English

Rate

7.76364%3.7/5

Nemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence with his wife and 3 children; one day, he wakes up as a mortal centenarian in the year 2092.

What critics thought

“Van Dormael holds this fractured fairy tale together by giving it an emotional core and delivers two hours of time travel with a playful spirit and at a mostly hyperkinetic pace, sprinkling it with amusing side journeys and sometimes letting a scene unfold at a more natural tempo.”
Jennie Punter·The Globe and Mail
“Though a lot of it is well written and directed and, quite often, funny or poignant, the individual scenes rarely become part of a larger whole.”
Boyd van Hoeij·Variety
“a fiction of sterile ramifications, weighed down by a script the labyrinthine constructions of which poorly conceal the poverty of inspiration”
Xavier Leherpeur·Le Nouvel Observateur
“It's astounding how van Dormael turns each scene into a unique little cinematic event. There is hardly filler here, no scenes to drag out the running time or to fill some gaps in between other climaxes. Every scene matters and every scene is made to look like it matters.”
Niels Matthijs·Twitch Film
“The demonstration is long and heavy, but aesthetically, is superb.”
Pierre Fornerod·Ouest-France