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World Trade Center (2006)

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Reviews Counted:220

Fresh:153

Rotten:67

Average Rating:6.7/10

Consensus: As a visually stunning tribute to lives lost in tragedy, World Trade Center succeeds unequivocally, and it is more politically muted than many of Stone's other works.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for intense and emotional content, some disturbing images and language

Runtime: 2 hrs 8 mins 58 secs

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Aug 9, 2006 Wide

Box Office: $70,236,496

Synopsis: The events of September 11 left an indelible mark on most Americans, and certainly on those in the New York City area. Yet as fresh as the images seem, it's easy to forget the actual grit,... The events of September 11 left an indelible mark on most Americans, and certainly on those in the New York City area. Yet as fresh as the images seem, it's easy to forget the actual grit, sacrifice, and uncertainty of that day. Director Oliver Stone captures the essence of 9/11 by focusing on the true story of two Port Authority Police Department officers who were trapped beneath the wreckage of the fallen World Trade Center. Veteran officer Sergeant John McLoughlin (Nicholas Cage) and his team, including rookie Will Jimeno (Michael Pena) are gathering equipment to enter the burning Twin Towers when the concourse comes crashing down around them. Twenty feet below the surface, pinned by debris and unable to reach anyone by radio, the officers must rely on their own will--and on each other--to survive. Above ground, their families watch the towers fall, uncertain whether or not McLoughlin and Jimeno are there, since they are normally assigned to the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Like so many that day, Donna McLoughlin (Maria Bello) and Allison Jimeno (Maggie Gyllenhaal) wait for news at home surrounded by their families, fearing the worst and praying for the best. Stone's film depicts the horror and heartbreak of the victims, survivors, and their families with an understated, subtle touch. From the ash and dust covering everyone and everything to the dazed expressions of the workers leaving the towers to the steaming twisted metal remains of the World Trade Center, attention to detail is exceedingly realistic. Rather than being political or sensationalistic, this is a film about everyday heroes--men and women doing their best in the face of an unspeakable event. It may be just one story of many from September 11, but it represents the efforts, emotions, and reactions of so many on that fateful day. [More]

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Michael Pena, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Maria Bello

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Michael Pena, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Maria Bello, Stephen Dorff, Jay Hernandez, Michael Shannon, Jude Ciccolella, Patti D'Arbanville, Frank Whaley, Donna Murphy

Director: Oliver Stone

Director: Oliver Stone
Screenwriter: Andrea Berloff
Producer: Michael Shamberg, Debra Hill, Stacey Sher, Moritz Borman
Composer: Craig Armstrong
Studio: Paramount Pictures

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A questioning artist neutering himself for the sake of uplift

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment Comment
08/30/09
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion
N/R

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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
04/23/09
Peter Keough
Peter Keough
Boston Phoenix

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Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
11/20/08
Brian Marder
Brian Marder
Hollywood.com

A tentative mixture of tearjerker and disaster movie, cautious due to the requirement that it bear witness to the true-life heroism, staying within the tonal range that is sanctioned for American films depicting 9/11.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
09/19/08
Matthew De Abaitua
Matthew De Abaitua
Channel 4 Film

World Trade Center is not a great film. It barely passes as a good one. For a film that should have hollowed out its audience, I walked out strangely unmoved.

Full Review Source: BrandonFibbs.com | comment 1 Comment
02/28/08
Brandon Fibbs
Brandon Fibbs
BrandonFibbs.com

For all its noble intent the film brings to celluloid life makes just about every fear anyone had about a Hollywood treatment of the 9/11 tragedy.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
08/25/07
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

No particular reason to exist other than to garland itself with medals for telling an Uplifting True Story About Good Men.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
07/23/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

A loving, respectful, much-deserved tribute.

Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
07/14/07
Joe Lozito
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

Stone rolls out the victim card minus historical context.

Full Review Source: WBAI Web Radio | comment Comment
04/22/07
Prairie Miller
Prairie Miller
WBAI Web Radio

It's 9/11 ingeniously structured as the basis of a Beckett play.

Full Review Source: Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) | comment Comment
03/15/07
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

An emotional and gripping two hours plus that rarely flags.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
Doris Toumarkine
Doris Toumarkine
Film Journal International

I began to feel as if Stone were singling out the 'decent' people of America and making this story theirs alone.

Full Review Source: F5 (Wichita, KS) | comment Comment
01/19/07
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

What did Oliver Stone make me think about? In a nutshell, he made me remember that this country was built on the hearts and resolve of it's citizens.

Full Review Source: Nolan's Pop Culture Review | comment Comment
12/13/06
Michael A. Smith
Michael A. Smith
Nolan's Pop Culture Review

It's plainly evident that all of the filmmakers approached the subject matter with appropriate honor and respect. (In other words, this movie is no Pearl Harbor.)

Full Review Source: DVD Clinic | comment Comment
12/08/06
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
DVD Clinic

To sit before the film is to participate in a ritual of solidarity and redemption, to which the flimsiness of two-thirds of the movie is irrelevant.

Full Review Source: Nation | comment Comment
11/11/06
Stuart Klawans
Stuart Klawans
Nation

There are no histrionics, simply strong storytelling, involving us in the lives of two men, their families, and by default, the many whose lives were touched by this unforgettable tragedy

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
11/10/06
Urban Cinefile Critics
Urban Cinefile Critics
Urban Cinefile

So factual and earnest that it misses the chance to say something meaningful.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
11/09/06
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

(Director Oliver) Stone has concentrated on one of the catastrophe's stories and has fashioned it well -- with almost palpable physical detail, and with performances that never sink to exploitation.

Full Review Source: New Republic | comment Comment
10/26/06
Stanley Kauffmann
Stanley Kauffmann
New Republic
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click to read full review in Greek

Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | comment Comment
10/21/06
Joseph Proimakis
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

These are voices that deserve to be heard and that there are filmmakers like Stone willing to hear them is more important than anything that might follow.

Full Review Source: FilmFocus | comment Comment
10/01/06
Joe Utichi
Joe Utichi
FilmFocus
 
 
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