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September 11
Empire Pictures


6.3

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MPAA RATING: Not Rated

A collective film. 11 directors from different countries and cultures. 11 visions of the tragic events which occurred in New York City on September 11, 2001. 11 points of view engaging their individual conscience. Complete freedom of expression. (Empire Pictures)

GENRE(S):	Drama
DIRECTED BY:	11 Directors
RELEASE DATE:	DVD: October 26, 2004 Theatrical: July 18, 2003
RUNNING TIME:	135 minutes, B/W / Color
ORIGIN:	Various countries
LANGUAGE(S):	Various languages (with English subtitles)

Also known as 11'09''01

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Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington

An often brilliant, always revelatory, deeply interesting omnibus film.

The New Republic Stanley Kauffmann

Obviously the variety that was bound to result was part of Brigand's plan. The astonishment is that almost all of the assemblage is fascinating, very little is poor, and one segment is superb.

New York Daily News Jami Bernard

Some segments are anti-American, but to concentrate on that is to miss the variety, depth of opinion, and fierceness of the emotions that drive each director.

Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt

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.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer D. Parvaz

Overall, the film contains personal and political stories, as well as the macrocosm and the microcosm of chaos, rage, sadness and confusion.

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

9/11 was a savage and heartless crime, and after the symbolism and the history and the imagery and the analysis, that is a point that must be made.

The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Liam Lacey

The results are not monumental, but they are a variety of sober responses to the tragedy that help place the event in a global context. Some of the films may be, as has been suggested, anti-American in tone, but none come anywhere near defending the attacks.

Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum

They're all instructive and interesting in one way or another, and they're indispensable viewing for residents of isolationist, or at least isolated, countries such as this one.

TV Guide Ken Fox

The filmmakers' attempts come to terms with a recent catastrophe of indeterminate meaning but global consequences are often fascinating.

Variety Deborah Young

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.

New York Magazine Peter Rainer

An ungainly, intermittently harrowing omnibus filled with moments of piercing sorrow and rage.

The Onion (A.V. Club) Scott Tobias

Until filmmakers get a little distance, maybe they'd be better off ignoring such projects.

Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

In the most shocking contribution to this self-conscious but fascinating sampling of art challenged by life, Mexico's Alejandro González Iñárritu (''Amores Perros'') makes a horrifying suspense story.

Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten

As a whole, September 11 never reaches any conclusions or ready insights. But as a collection of moments, the film often soars.

Boston Globe Ty Burr

Taken as a whole, the film says, "We grieve too, but like this, and this, and this."

LA Weekly Ella Taylor

The films, both narrative and nonfictional, range from the engagingly elliptical...to the simple-minded... to the cloying and incomprehensible.

Los Angeles Times Manohla Dargis

It's no surprise that Imamura has directed the best film in September 11, which is doubtless why the producer saved it for last.

The New York Times Dave Kehr

Most impressive, and the only segment that dares to criticize the terrorists directly, is Mr. Imamura's contribution, the last part of the film.

San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle

The results are mixed. Many of the films are too long, and even worse, the collection as a whole doesn't come to grips with the human scale of the tragedy.

Washington Post Stephen Hunter

Of the pieces, two are first-rate, a few more are amusing or provocative, and the rest are actively annoying.

Washington Post Desson Thomson

A crashing letdown.

Village Voice Dennis Lim

It's hard to say if this devastating, nakedly exploitative work has a larger point beyond the evocation and infliction of trauma. A repeat viewing might clear that up, but it's an experience I'd rather not relive -- and one that I cannot in good faith recommend to anyone.

The average user rating for this movie is 6.3 (out of 10) based on 8 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Linkster gave it a 10:
Excellent.

Doug F. gave it a 0:
Oh my god...when will they stop making these 9/11 movies? I'm so sick of them.

Gilbert Mulroneycakes Again, Sorry gave it a 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?

Hekke gave it a 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.

Gilbert Mulroneycakes gave it a 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.

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September 11
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