After the relative failure of Cypher to astound audiences in the way that Cube did, it comes as little surprise that Nothing went straight to rental here in Australia. Natali’s most recent film is a little disappointing, even after the aforementioned sophomore release.
The opening animation and voice over did a great job of setting the scene, but the eighty-something minutes that followed were pretty bare. The film’s main two ‘losers’ aren’t remotely original – Jamie Kennedy or Matthew Lillard could have portrayed them just as well. Most importantly, the only funny parts are when Hewlitt and Miller’s performances become completely self-indulgent and wacky.
C.O.R.E. Digital have done yet another fantastic job of animating a film that certainly has a distinct look about it. There is no other film that looks like Nothing. Also the DVD cover was great – it immediately drew my attention. But I needed more than just a well-presented film. I was optimistic at first but the jokes ran out about halfway through, and the ending was particularly pathetic. I dunno, maybe if you watched this drunk and/or stoned it may be funny… but I certainly didn’t laugh.
Nothing is wasted potential. A high concept film with nothing much else to offer (no pun intended).