Two Ninas
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{{Infobox film
| name = Two Ninas
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| director = Neil Turitz
| writer = Neil Turitz
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| producer = Greg Scheinman
Denise Doyle
| starring = Amanda Peet
Cara Buono
Ron Livingston
| cinematography = Joaquin Baca-Asay
| editing = Jumbulingam Chandrasekhar
| music = Joseph Saba
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| released = {{film date|1999|5||Gen Art}}
| runtime = 88 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
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Two Ninas is a 1999 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Neil Turitz and starring Amanda Peet, Cara Buono and Ron Livingston.
Cast
- Amanda Peet as Nina Harris
- Cara Buono as Nina Cohen
- Ron Livingston as Marty Sachs
- Jill Hennessy as Mike the Bartender
- Bray Poor as Dave Trout
- Linda Larkin as Carrie Boxer
- John Rothman as Barry Litzer
Release
The film premiered at the Gen Art Festival in May 1999.{{cite web|title=DAILY BRIEFS: Gen Art Festival Back With Famous Format — Seven Films and Seven Parties|date=April 13, 1999|website=IndieWire|url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/daily-briefs-gen-art-festival-back-with-famous-format-seven-films-and-seven-parties-82313/|accessdate=June 28, 2023}}
Reception
The film has a 67% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on nine reviews.{{cite web|title=Two Ninas|website=Rotten Tomatoes|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/two_ninas|accessdate=June 28, 2023}}
Variety gave the film a positive review: "Film debut of writer-director Neil Turitz is a solid twentysomething romantic comedy. In covering well-trod territory, he manages a few twists..."{{cite magazine|title=Two Ninas|date=November 7, 1999|magazine=Variety|url=https://variety.com/1999/film/reviews/two-ninas-1200459786/|accessdate=June 28, 2023}}
Stephen Holden of The New York Times gave the film a negative review and wrote, "the characters and situations are so utterly predictable that the movie has no sense of surprise. Instead of exploring its zanier possibilities, the movie takes it own setup far too seriously, and the humor rarely levitates."{{cite news|last=Holden|first=Stephen|title=FILM REVIEW; One Is Not Just a Girlfriend, But the Other Has Merit Too|date=January 26, 2001|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/26/movies/film-review-one-is-not-just-a-girlfriend-but-the-other-has-merit-too.html|accessdate=June 28, 2023}}
Peter Travers of Rolling Stone gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Turitz keeps it comic and romantic in just the right doses. Looking for a fun date flick? You found it."{{cite magazine|last=Travers|first=Peter|title=Two Ninas|date=January 18, 2001|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/two-ninas-252796/|accessdate=June 28, 2023}}
Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times also gave the film a positive review and wrote, "It is amazing how writer-director Neil Turitz, a seasoned journalist, has taken the familiar ingredients of the spiky New York dating game movie and made them seem so fresh and original, filled with individuals acutely detailed and compassionately observed."{{cite news|last=Thomas|first=Kevin|title=Lively 'Two Ninas' Puts Smart Spin on Dating-Go-Round|date=January 26, 2001|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jan-26-ca-17011-story.html|accessdate=June 28, 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0162024}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|two_ninas}}