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Movie Overview
Cast
Sigourney Weaver
Anthony LaPaglia
Director
Jim Simpson
MPAA Rating
PG - thematic elements and brief language
The Guys (2002)
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OFCS Rating: 75% Fresh
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C+
"At 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."
AboutFilm.com
Carlo Cavagna
2.5/4
"Painfully earnest but sporadically quite moving..."
Reel Film Reviews
David Nusair
B+
"This isn't a narrative film -- I don't know if it's possible to make a narrative film about September 11th, though I'm sure some will try -- but it's as close as anyone has dared to come."
Film Blather
Eugene Novikov
B
"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."
One Guy's Opinion
Frank Swietek
"Reveals how important our special talents can be when put in service of of others. It also shows how deeply felt emotions can draw people together across the walls that might otherwise separate them."
Spirituality and Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
7/10
"A well-made and moving but sad look at the aftermath [of 9/11]."
Screen It!
Jim Judy
2.5
"The Guys accurately reflects all the helplessness and directionless determination of those unreal days."
Bangitout.com
Jordan Hiller
"If you want an idea of what New York was like in the immediate days after 9/11, here you go."
Flick Filosopher
MaryAnn Johanson
2.5/4
"The occasional intercut of fire department surveillance camera footage isn't exactly making the most of the cinema medium."
TheMovieReport.com
Michael Dequina
A-
"Those who aren't put off by the film's austerity will find it more than capable of rewarding them."
Decent Films Guide
Steven D. Greydanus
0.5/4
"[An example of our instinct to] moderate collective tragedies into easily-digested cud for bovine mastication on the Oprah show."
Film Freak Central
Walter Chaw
"Click here to see review"
Wolf Entertainment Guide
William Wolf
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Cinema Crazed
Felix Vasquez Jr.
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Nitrate Online
Nick Schager
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