Is it a great movie? Certainly not. Should it be seen? Absolutely.
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04/03/03
The Guys (2002)
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Reviews Counted:61
Fresh:44
Rotten:17
Average Rating:6.4/10
Consensus: A moving tribute.
Theatrical Release:Dec 13, 2002 Limited
Synopsis: After the 9-11 tragedy the New York Theatre community was reeling and trying to find a way to respond to the horrific event with equal parts respect and reverence. In Tribeca, located blocks away... [More]
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Reviews for The Guys
Top CriticA very well-meaning movie, and it will stand in future years as an eloquent memorial to the World Trade Center tragedy.
04/03/03
A graceful, moving tribute to the courage of New York's finest and a nicely understated expression of the grief shared by the nation at their sacrifice.
04/03/03
Though not for everyone, The Guys is a somber trip worth taking.
04/03/03
So honest and heartfelt is Nelson's writing that the movie, while never surprising, never becomes tedious.
04/03/03
Top CriticMaudlin and melodramatic we expected. Boring we didn't.
04/02/03
An exercise in art therapy rather than a work of art.
04/02/03
Top Critic...pays tribute to heroes the way Julia Roberts hands out awards--with phony humility barely camouflaging grotesque narcissism.
04/01/03
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04/01/03
Watching the film is like reading a Times Portrait of Grief that keeps shifting focus to the journalist who wrote it.
04/01/03
Top CriticA small, heartfelt film.
03/28/03
Top CriticA truly moving experience, and a perfect example of how art -- when done right -- can help heal, clarify, and comfort.
03/27/03
Top CriticAt times THE GUYS taps into some powerful emotions, but this kind of material is more effective on stage. It's not a motion picture; it's an utterly static picture.
03/27/03
This is a beautiful and powerful film that is an incredible memorial to all the heroes from 9/11...they paint a picture with words that is so clear you really have a sense of these men you never see.
03/24/03
An unsentimental albeit heartfelt eulogy to the firefighters who paid the ultimate price while saving New Yorkers.
01/31/03
However clever Nelson has been in providing variation within the confines of her structure and staging, the question remains whether this should, indeed, have been presented as a theatrical release.
01/17/03
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01/13/03
A cathartic work that honestly tries to make sense of the unimaginable.
01/05/03
No one can doubt the filmmakers' motives, but The Guys still feels counterproductive.
12/24/02
Benefits immeasurably from the strong presence of Weaver and LaPaglia, who turn in quietly affecting performances.
12/13/02
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