| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"As a tribute to these brave and amazing men and women, Ladder 49 is a triumph. As a movie, however, it's not even close." more... |
D+ |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"...realistic, if not real exciting." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...I was surprisingly affected by the film." more... |
A- |
Chicago Tribune
Allison Benedikt |
"...exploits an admirable profession by appropriating Sept. 11, 2001, as its own play thing." more... |
C+ |
| E! Online |
"...smolders more than burns." more... |
C+ |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"...an excellent flame jockey adventure, a stirring audience-pleaser..." more... |
B+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"The film is less of a drama than a tribute..." more... |
C |
New York Post
Megan Lehmann |
"...plays as if the filmmakers compiled a list of every smoke-eater cliché imaginable and then resolutely set about crossing them off." more... |
C- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...as good as the fire-fighting material is, the dramatic backstory is awash in clichés and insipid melodrama." more... |
B- |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...the film works as both an exciting and formula-breaking action-adventure and as an enjoyably sappy tearjerker." more... |
B |
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