Into the Fire
Metascore
19 out of 100

Overwhelming dislike - based on 6 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 5 out of 6
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  1. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    50
    The result is 93 very long minutes' worth of admirably committed actors putting themselves through the emotional wringer to very little end.
  2. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    38
    Phelan makes nice use of the New York locations, but all the trees in Central Park can't make up for a clichéd script and characters who speak entirely in platitudes.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    30
    Even if it ends on a hopeful note, this is a feel-bad movie that leaves a bitter aftertaste.
  4. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    25
    A painfully sincere indie drama that isn't content to evoke only the misery of 9/11 -- it has to reference TWA Flight 800 for extra grief.
  5. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Nathan Rabin
    10
    At least Into The Fire can't be accused of misleading audiences. From its overwrought opening narration to early shots of an empty Ferris wheel, it promises to be a dour, pretentious, humorless time-waster, and it doggedly makes good on that promise.
  6. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Peter L'Official
    0
    If there's an element of Into the Fire that isn't rank and offensive, I've failed to find it.

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User Score
5.3 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 1 out of 2
  1. MA.
    8
    Into the Fire is a serious attempt to depict the effects of tragedy on some ordinary New Yorkers. I found it convincing and quite moving. The acting and direction were brilliant. The bad reviews this film has received seem to me a cover-the-eyes avoidance- response to naked reality.… Full Review »
  2. MarkR.
    0
    Boring pretentious drivel. A complete waste of time.
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