| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
A- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bob Longino |
"It easily ranks as the best movie so far this year." more... |
A- |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"...a harrowing, honorable, even necessary memorial..." more... |
A- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"This is a masterful and heartbreaking film, and it does honor to the memory of the victims." more... |
A |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"The film is lean, harsh and remarkably free of cant. It doesn't waste a single minute of its harrowing 111 minutes." more... |
A |
| E! Online |
"...ultimately, the film leaves you with the same feeling you have going in: one of total dread." more... |
B- |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"The movie is tightly built, but Greengrass is patient, letting events unfold at the pace of reality..." more... |
A- |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"...nerve-wracking but deeply moving..." more... |
A |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"Unflinching account of the terror aboard the fourth hijacked plane on Sept. 11 provokes deep, disturbing emotions." more... |
A- |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...a deeply cathartic experience." more... |
A- |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"...it is good, in a temple-pounding, sensory-overloading way that can provoke tears and a headache..." more... |
B- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"This is an honest, fact-based account that exists for two reasons: to assure that we do not forget the events of that day and to remind us that amidst all the horror and tragedy, there was still room for heroism." more... |
A |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...a monumental achievement that stands above any film this year." more... |
A |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...powerful and thoughtful..." more... |
B+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...a respectful, accomplished, non-exploitative piece of historical filmmaking..." more... |
A- |
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