Review of World Trade Center (2006) by Seth J — 22 Jan 2009

Hard not to get emotional. But still not a very special movie..

This review of World Trade Center (2006) was written by Seth J on 22 Jan 2009.

World Trade Center has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Robert Wilonsky (520) for Dallas Observer (1,128) on 07 Sep 2017

Without being too glib about it, World Trade Center is a most improbable thing: an upbeat film about September 11, one of the few stories to…

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By Lewis H (85) on 08 Dec 2018

This is an excellent film on a very touchy subject. World Trade Center makes an excellent companion piece to United 93…

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By Ashley H (2,345) on 14 Jul 2016

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 09 Jul 2017

World Trade Center is Stone's most potent motion picture since Platoon, and may be the most accessible across-the-board since Wall Street…

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By Logan M (1,902) on 06 Jun 2016

Oliver Stone once again makes an effective film about a true event, and the toll it takes on its characters…

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By Julia M (229) on 06 Mar 2016

Though it depicts a rather interesting viewpoint of this event, it just doesn't even hold a candle to United 93, the other 9/11 film that was…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 28 Jun 2016

Like Stone's Platoon, World Trade Center has the visceral stuff it takes to appeal to audiences of all political stripes…

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By Vitor F (59) on 25 Mar 2018

Great start the movie and capture of the event however the movie was slow thereafter and quite boring to watch…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 07 Feb 2016

One reason World Trade Center is such a good, healing cry is that it absolves us of the discomfort of thinking about everything that has happened…

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 12 Sep 2016

At its best it shares with Stone's finest work a feeling for the imminence of death and salvation…

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