I just saw the 2007 Ryan Reynolds film "The Nines", and I highly recommend it. It's an odd little movie I never heard about until a few days ago, from the Secret Sun . There are three segments to it, starring the same actors, but with different/similar names and differing hairstyles and colors - superficial changes. But if you look closely, the roles are the same. One person, Ryan, has total control over his worlds - in one, he is a TV writer and controls his character's destinies, in another he is a game programmer and controls those character's destinies, also. The thin blonde actress acts as a devil's advocate/provacateur and interventionist. The cute chunky actress fromGilmore Girls is always a friend and/or love interest for Ryan.

The blonde is always trying to get rid of the chunky one, because "She's holding him back." You really start to wonder what's going on here - his place is haunted and he keeps bumping into ghostly versions of himself, a little girl is deaf and dumb, or talkative, sometimes both at the same time! And all the while, there runs the gamut of "9" symbolism popping up everywhere - a note tells him to "look for the nines" (Turns out the mysterious note was written by him.)

So what does it all mean? It's a fascinating revelation, and I won't ruin the movie for you, but it's rather esoteric, especially for a Ryan Reynolds movie. Kind of like a happy-go-lucky "Donny Darko," except, not really. What can I say without giving it away? I don't know. But it concerns the mythology of the avatar in various religions (See the new movie "Avatar", by all means). Sorry I'm so obtuse. See it and you'll understand. And Happy New Year, if I don't get around to writing before Jan 1, 2010 (Is it really already that time?)