The Event
User Score
4.6 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 2 out of 5

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  1. JasonP.
    Nov 4, 2003
    3
    I didn't like it. I found it to be syrupy and manipulative like a bad made for TV movie. Olympia Dukakis is quite good however.
  2. Kevin
    Sep 30, 2003
    5
    Indulges in a lot of cheap button-pushing rather than gaining force from any real emotional depth. The film has little original or subtle or complex to convey about the topic. The only thing that saves it from a much lower score are the performances; most of the actors here are far above their material.
  3. myfajahas400
    Nov 19, 2010
    Let's just think for a second. What two popular, long running shows ended this year? Lost and 24. So the people behind this show thought, what if we combined those two shows together, the outcome was this show.

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Metascore
42 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 19 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 19
  3. Negative: 6 out of 19
  1. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Eric Campos
    90
    A very important film that is as sad as it is uplifting. After viewing it you may just have a whole new appreciation for life.
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  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Dennis Harvey
    50
    Middling drama about euthanasia, worked out through a sprawl of underdeveloped characters.
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  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Ed Gonzalez
    20
    Shot on crummy DV and told via flashbacks, the film largely plays out like a Reagan-era "Citizen Kane." Common sense wrecks even the film's funniest bit, and the director's nausea-inducing camera observes the hysteria in perpetual pan-and-scan.
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