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66 out of 100

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5.2 out of 10

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  • Starring: Maria Bello, Michael Peña, Nicolas Cage
  • Summary: September 11, 2001 was an unusually warm day in New York. Will Jimeno, an officer with the Port Authority Police Department, was tempted to take a personal day to enjoy his hobby of bow hunting, but ultimately decided that he would go to work. Sergeant John McLoughlin, a respected veteran of the PAPD, had been up for hours – a requirement of his daily, 1½-hour trek to the city. They and their colleagues made their way to midtown Manhattan, just like they did any other day. Only this wasn't any other day. (Paramount)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 40
  3. Negative: 0 out of 40
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    90
    This is a film of terrific selectivity. By focusing on two of the few who did survive the collapse, the film achieves emotional power and an uplifting ending.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Dana Stevens
    90
    Mr. Stone has taken a public tragedy and turned it into something at once genuinely stirring and terribly sad. His film offers both a harrowing return to a singular, disastrous episode in the recent past and a refuge from the ugly, depressing realities of its aftermath.
  3. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Stephanie Zacharek
    60
    Perhaps only a marginally effective movie about 9/11, because, I suspect, there can be no such thing as an effective movie about 9/11 -- at least not right now.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 56
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 56
  3. Negative: 18 out of 56
  1. JohnF.
    10
    Very emotional movie. THe acting was excellent and you never know how it will end until it is over. Great movie.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. BradB.
    5
    The best part of this film is it's first 35 minutes. The visceral energy of the special effects combined with the emotion of the moment bring the filmgoer to his knees - being caught up in the moment, as a good film should. But the remaining hour and a half is nothing more than a sentimental journey with really nothing to say - the film boggs itself down with constant fade ins and outs, and the dialogue of the wives and family would make a great "Father Knows Best" television episode, but not great feature filmmaking or screenwriting. I find Nicholas Cage difficult to accept as the Irish cop, as I find him out of place in many of his roles - he seems to be Hollywood's hottest actor right now and I can't figure out why - the guy weighs about 120 pounds, which, you would think would limit his roles. The marine wandering around ground zero just struck me as creepy. Overall, I give the film 9.0 for the first 35 minutes, and a 3.9 for the remainder of the film.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. JoeB.
    3
    I am almost ashamed to say this...but I was bored. A movie with talking heads that cannot move thier bodies would make a great one hour TV episode.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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