Cloud 9 (2006)

80% of critics liked it
(10 reviews)
20% of users liked it
(15,036 ratings)

A middle-aged loser with a taste for strip club buffet food finds his unusual dining habits leading to an unlikely shot at success in this sexy sports comedy that shows you can never have too much fun in the sun. It's not the beautiful dancers that draw Billy Cole (Burt Reynolds) to the Cloud Nine… More A middle-aged loser with a taste for strip club buffet food finds his unusual dining habits leading to an unlikely shot at success in this sexy sports comedy that shows you can never have too much fun in the sun. It's not the beautiful dancers that draw Billy Cole (Burt Reynolds) to the Cloud Nine gentlemen's club, but the delicious food served up daily at the buffet. When Billy gets the bright idea of combining sex-appeal and sports by training the Club Nine dancers to become professional beach volleyball players, the sun-drenched combination of skin and competition drives the crowds wild. But the girls want to be known for something more than just their good looks, and when Billy notices that they have the skills to back up their ambition, he decides to take one last shot at the big time. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 33 min.
Directed By: Harry Basil
Genres: Comedy

In Theaters: Jan 3, 2006 Wide
On DVD: Jan 3, 2006

Critic Reviews

Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Mr. Dresen and his actors create an atmosphere of reckless vulnerability thatâ(TM)s immediately compelling and artistically intriguing. We want to explore this relationship further.
Greg Quill, Toronto Star
When it comes to matters of the heart, we are never old or ugly, just helpless, and Cloud 9 lays that simple reality on the line.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
A heart-rending portrayal of love's labours lost and won.
Peter Keough, Boston Phoenix
The ending might be predictable, but it shows that you're never too old to enjoy the bliss of love -- or suffer its pains.
Liz Braun, Jam! Movies
As always, Dresen has turned his camera on ordinary people leading ordinary lives, but as the tiny details build into a complete, three-dimensional portrait, one is, finally, loath to leave their company.
Scott Weinberg, DVDTalk.com
A volleyball "comedy" that has just as many laughs as a gall bladder operation.
Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily
A lame, formula sports comedy so tame and lazily executed that it doesn't even succeed on an exploitation level. Burt Reynolds deserves better, much better.

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