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6.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 2 out of 8

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  1. GilbertMulroneycakesAgain,Sorry
    Dec 6, 2003
    7
    Could I just point out at this time that some of us Not American people are capable of reactions other than crass insensitivity? And that it was only two years ago - you can hardly blame America for still hurting, or failing to "forget about it"? Or that, you know, there's a film somewhere that we're meant to be talking about?
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  2. GilbertMulroneycakes
    Oct 31, 2003
    7
    They don't all work. Chahine's isn't quite sure what it wants to do with its interesting premise. Sean Penn's is soaked in cliché and disrupts the emotional core by being, well, annoying. But Ken Loach's "Well..." statement is worth the admission price, and Innaritu's is utterly horrifying. Even if it sometimes smacks of certain directors grabbing kudos from incalculable horror, the whole package is, int the end, a worthwile attempt at an artistic reaction to the tragedy. Expand
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  3. Hekke
    Nov 7, 2003
    0
    The most booooooring movie I've ever seen. You american people should really get over it. It's history, forget about it. I'm not again americans, but please, don't push it. You got kicked in the ass, your own fault. I hope they won't make a movie about Irac, it wouldn't be pretty. So please give it a rest.
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Metascore

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 22
  2. Negative: 2 out of 22
  1. They vary enormously in style, quality, and ideas, but the best of them -- by Gitai, Chahine, and Iñárritu, among others -- pack an enormous emotional and intellectual punch.
  2. Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    70
    The filmmakers' attempts come to terms with a recent catastrophe of indeterminate meaning but global consequences are often fascinating.
  3. Reviewed by: Deborah Young
    70
    A sober, thought-provoking response to a tragedy of worldwide import and a much better film than one might expect from the pre-release publicity.