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The Guys (2002)

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67

Average Rating: 6.1/10
Critic Reviews: 24
Fresh: 16 | Rotten: 8

A moving tribute.

audience

51

liked it
Average Rating: 3.2/5
User Ratings: 1,294

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Movie Info

In the wake of the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington D.C., of September 11, 2001, Jim Simpson, the creative director of New York City's Flea Theater Company, wanted to stage a theater piece which would deal with the human impact of this tragedy. When Simpson met journalist Anne Nelson, he discovered a true life story which dealt with the September 11 incidents in an intimate but affecting manner, and he encouraged her to adapt her story into a play; the drama quickly became a

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Drama

Jim Simpson

Sep 9, 2003

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All Critics (65) | Top Critics (24) | Fresh (45) | Rotten (17) | DVD (3)

A well-intentioned misfire that doesn't work in the way it intended.

July 4, 2003
Arizona Republic
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A noble attempt, but not much more.

July 4, 2003 Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Weaver, LaPaglia and director Simpson have little problem keeping us involved as they grapple with conflicting feelings in the ways nearly all Americans did.

July 4, 2003 Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press
Detroit Free Press
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One of those rare and exemplary motion pictures that is likely to make audiences of strangers want to hold hands.

May 1, 2003
New York Observer
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If anyone needs reminding of those profound post-9/11 feelings, now or later, The Guys will be there to do it.

April 22, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Daily News
New York Daily News
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The sobriety of the play has been preserved at the expense of the movie.

April 15, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Observer
New York Observer
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The occasional intercut of fire department surveillance camera footage isn't exactly making the most of the cinema medium.

February 6, 2009 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com
TheMovieReport.com

Painfully earnest but sporadically quite moving...

March 19, 2008 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews
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The Guys accurately reflects all the helplessness and directionless determination of those unreal days.

December 27, 2004 Full Review Source: Bangitout.com
Bangitout.com

If you want an idea of what New York was like in the immediate days after 9/11, here you go.

September 12, 2003 Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher
Flick Filosopher

A quietly moving character study, The Guys pays eloquent tribute to the heroic New York City firefighters who died on 9/11.

September 10, 2003
Reel.com

[An example of our instinct to] moderate collective tragedies into easily-digested cud for bovine mastication on the Oprah show.

July 3, 2003 Full Review Source: Film Freak Central
Film Freak Central

Do not miss this film.

June 21, 2003 Full Review Source: San Diego Metropolitan
San Diego Metropolitan

A modest masterpiece.

June 20, 2003 Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune
San Diego Union-Tribune

Besides the fact that it's about 9/11, it's also an effective film because you learn something about the lives of the firemen who are willing to lay down their lives for our safety, which was true long before the year 2001

May 19, 2003
Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies

What makes the movie work - to an admittedly limited extent - is the commitment of two genuinely engaging performers. Weaver and LaPaglia are both excellent, in the kind of low-key way that allows us to forget that they are actually movie folk.

May 5, 2003 Full Review
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Audience Reviews for The Guys

This is a tough movie to comment on, because i want to like it as i love Anthony Lapaglia and Sigourney weaver is amazing in this but it is a slow movie, really emotional and depressing and just not very much going on, i think they could of added a bit moreto this movie but it was nice to see a different view from what happened on 9/11!
This movie reminds me of Flight 93 also known as United 93 although not very much going on a bit slow and you could say boring but its harsh to say this when its based on real events and is truly sad. Like Flight 93 at the end it made me blubber it dedicated the movie to the fallen firefighters and listed every single one of there names and it got really emotional and sad!
Anthony Lapaglia plays a chief fireman who is ment to write something for memorials of his fallen men but cant think of anything to write so he asks for a journalist played by sigourney weaver for her help and between them they write speeches! This movie is majority set in weavers house with just te two of them talking! If you want excitement then this isnt the movie for you! Really this film isnt predictable becuase its hard to see where this movie is going because you sort expect more from this movie but it just doesnt cut it!
i guess its worth a watch because it is a short movie and does get emotional!
September 16, 2009
FiLmCrAzY
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Not the best as far as a MOVIE goes, but the theme behind it was real good. It's def. a good tribute too the men, and I respected that - but not a good "Movie", as far as that sense goes. Rather, a good documentary, I'd say, though.
Sigourney Weaver, didnt do that great of a job, I didnt think either, personally.
Anthony LaPaglia does great though.
August 22, 2007
bhobbs1985

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