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United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for homevideo.about.com (Ivana Redwine)homevideo.about.com (Ivana Redwine)
Many of the scenes in United 93 take place at civilian air traffic control facilities. What begins as a routine day for the controllers turns into a nightmare as a commercial jetliner rams into one tower of the World Trade Center, followed minutes later ...read the complete United 93 movie review at homevideo.about.com (Ivana Redwine)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Empire (Dan Jolin)Empire (Dan Jolin)
Impossible to recommend as a great Friday night out, yet agonisingly vital as thought-urging cinema. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Empire (Dan Jolin)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
I am here to tell you that Greengrass has fashioned one of the most powerful films I have ever seen, and that watching it makes you value your loved ones and your privileges more, perhaps, than you ever have. He has made a film that makes you feel, makes ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
There's no cheap uplift to their victory, no pop catharsis. What's great about United 93 is that you never feel it's just a movie - even though, as a movie, it's terrific. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
This is a masterful and heartbreaking film, and it does honor to the memory of the victims. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
It's Greengrass' way of asking a question that looms large in these post-9/11 days: Are we all praying to the same God, or is one man's God better than another, and one man's God vastly more ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
The superb United 93, from the British writer-director Paul Greengrass, does not waste time defining the undefinable. Nor does it strain for poetry when, with this story, prose is enough. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide (Ken Fox)TV Guide (Ken Fox)
One of the most harrowing, viscerally upsetting films ever made. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at TV Guide (Ken Fox)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (Pete Vonder Haar)Film Threat (Pete Vonder Haar)
You're unlikely to come across a more powerful film this year. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Film Threat (Pete Vonder Haar)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)
What United 93 demonstrates, as if we needed proof, is that it is too soon - it may always be too soon - to sort out the feelings from that day. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Doesn't seem to matter that United 93, written and directed with bruising brilliance and healing compassion by Paul Greengrass, is a monumental achievement that stands above any film this year. According to the polls, audiences intend to shun it. It's ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)
The film cuts between two stories: the situation in the FAA headquarters and a government military base, and onboard the flight of United 93: the one plane that did not hit its intended target, instead crashing into a Pennsylvania field, killing everyone ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Screen Rant (Vic Holtreman)Screen Rant (Vic Holtreman)
The film opens showing the perpetrators in their hotel room, preparing for what lies ahead through prayer and ritual. At this point I hesitate to use the word "terrorists" to describe them, because they are not portrayed as such... yet. What the ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Screen Rant (Vic Holtreman)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Just as Greengrass did with his masterful take on the civil rights massacre of Bloody Sunday, he takes a documentarian’s approach to the material which puts us right back to that frenzied morning where we sat glued and horrified in front of the ...read the complete United 93 movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.com (Dan Lybarger)efilmcritic.com (Dan Lybarger)
In both films, you almost want to yell warnings to the oblivious characters. As the passengers in “United 93” snooze through the flight attendants’ safety instructions, you almost wish you could shatter their complacency. The attack is still fresh ...read the complete United 93 movie review at efilmcritic.com (Dan Lybarger)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)
I, for one, was not sure, but knew I had to regardless. Greengrass has made an uncompromising film, one without obvious, aggressively heroic pursuits and without a need to hammer in any kind of “message.” He depicts the events in real time and as ...read the complete United 93 movie review at efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (William Goss)eFilmCritic.com (William Goss)
Director Paul Greengrass applies the frantic nature of his work in Bloody Sunday and The Bourne Supremacy to the events of United Flight 93, which left New York en route to San Francisco but was subsequently hijacked and crashed into a Pennsylvania field ...read the complete United 93 movie review at eFilmCritic.com (William Goss)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Jason Whyte)eFilmCritic.com (Jason Whyte)
The scenes of the planes crashing into the World Trade Centre are handled with delicate precision. Instead of seeing the horror of the impact of those planes, we see the reaction of air traffic controllers, military personnel, and other pilots. When the ...read the complete United 93 movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Jason Whyte)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for digitallyOBSESSED.com (Rich Rosell)digitallyOBSESSED.com (Rich Rosell)
I've had a copy of United 93 in my dOc review pile for more than a few weeks, and every time that I came close to sitting down to watch it I would come up with an excuse of some kind why I shouldn't. They weren't always good reasons, more avoidance than ...read the complete United 93 movie review at digitallyOBSESSED.com (Rich Rosell)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
In the course of the commentary track by writer/director Paul Greenglass, he answers those who thought that it was too soon to make a film about UNITED 93. It's not too soon, he says, it's high time. As with the feature film release of UNITED 93, the ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for musicOMH (Shawn Fitzgerald)musicOMH (Shawn Fitzgerald)
When I had first heard about both United 93 and World Trade Center being in production, I felt both nauseous and pissed off (but not surprised). Turning 9/11 into a night out at the cinema was stomach-churning enough, but an even bigger ill-inducing ...read the complete United 93 movie review at musicOMH (Shawn Fitzgerald)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Tuesday, Sept. 11, was an ordinary American day in every respect: gorgeous weather with the promise of fall in the air, 4,000-plus planes in the skies, business as usual below. For a group of air-traffic controllers, that business took a chilling turn ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Time (Richard Corliss)Time (Richard Corliss)
The controversial film that is unbearable--and unmissable. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Time (Richard Corliss)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for LA Weekly (Scott Foundas)LA Weekly (Scott Foundas)
It is the highest compliment I can pay Greengrass to say that he is a master of the mundane, the routine and the everyday. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at LA Weekly (Scott Foundas)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Dallas Observer (Robert Wilonsky)Dallas Observer (Robert Wilonsky)
May be the most wrenching, profound and perfectly made movie nobody wants to see. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Dallas Observer (Robert Wilonsky)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The King's Room (Clyde Ayles)The King's Room (Clyde Ayles)
If you were watching television on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, you will never forget the images of the planes that were sent crashing into the twin towers in New York City. The  ...read the complete United 93 movie review at The King's Room (Clyde Ayles)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)
There aren't going to be too many people that don't know the story of flight United 93. On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked a number of airplanes in the United States. It had been decades since a plane was hijacked in the U.S. and at first no ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
I will be honest and up front right off the bat: I did not want to see this movie. I do believe movies surrounding and about that horrific day are too soon, however, I don’t have a problem with others wanting to see it if they so choose. But, for me, I ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Kushmeer Farakhan)Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Kushmeer Farakhan)
Is it too soon for a movie based on the tragedy of September 11th? Perhaps, but it is comforting that the event was treated with such respect and grace here. The film is not for everyone. When the film was over, there was dead silence ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Kushmeer Farakhan)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Blackfilm.comBlackfilm.com
The world had no choice but to sit back and watch the horrific devastation of the September 11, 2001 attacks. And once the smoke cleared, many people were ready to go to bat for America. This majority of Americans thought war was justified and should be ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Blackfilm.com
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for iF MagazineiF Magazine
Although the movie is called UNITED 93, it actually rotates between three centers of action: the plane itself, where passengers nap and stewardesses calmly make their rounds, unaware of the danger on board; the Federal Aviation Center monitoring the ...read the complete United 93 movie review at iF Magazine
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals by The Filmiliar CineasteCinema Signals by The Filmiliar Cineaste
If there was ever a film depicting a real event that came with intense responsibility to tell it right and with the right proportions of sensitivity, this is it. At a time when emotions are still felt at the mere ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Cinema Signals by The Filmiliar Cineaste
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Georgia Straight (Janet Smith)Georgia Straight (Janet Smith)
The director heightens the you-are-there feeling by using handheld cameras and shooting the 90-minute flight in real time. He also casts a mixture of unknown actors and people who play themselves, from air-traffic controllers to flight attendants ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Georgia Straight (Janet Smith)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for RopeofSilicon (Andre Rivas)RopeofSilicon (Andre Rivas)
September 11, 2001. Four planes were hijacked. Three of them reached their target. This is the story of the fourth. This is a balancing act of the highest order and director Paul Greengrass deserves humungo credit for making a film that is honest, ...read the complete United 93 movie review at RopeofSilicon (Andre Rivas)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The King's Room (Paul Perkins)The King's Room (Paul Perkins)
There things in life you will never forget the first day you fell in love, the first day you child started to walk, the day you got married. The one day you will never forget is Sep 11, 2001 that the ...read the complete United 93 movie review at The King's Room (Paul Perkins)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
The questions that come up when discussing United 93, a drama about the only plane out of four hijacked on September 11th that failed to reach its intended target, might be "Is it too soon?" Or "Why now, at not even five years since the ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieFreak.com (Sara M. Fetters)MovieFreak.com (Sara M. Fetters)
There are those, of course, who cry a picture like this is just too soon for us to be able to watch and understand. Hogwash. For the life of me I refuse to believe those saying this could possibly be right. Is it too soon to honor those pushed into an ...read the complete United 93 movie review at MovieFreak.com (Sara M. Fetters)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for USA Today (Claudia Puig)USA Today (Claudia Puig)
An unflinching, powerfully visceral and haunting portrait of the tragic events aboard one of the terrorist-commandeered flights on the fateful morning of Sept. 11, 2001. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at USA Today (Claudia Puig)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for New York Magazine (David Edelstein)New York Magazine (David Edelstein)
Brilliant, tightly focused, and momentous. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at New York Magazine (David Edelstein)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for NewsdayNewsday
(R) With a discerning eye for telling detail and a tautly orchestrated yet scrupulous narrative drive, writer-director Paul Greengrass assembles a persuasive account of what ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Newsday
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Dallas Morning NewsThe Dallas Morning News
This is a movie that will never please everyone; few great films do. Conspiracy theorists will grasp at straws, while others will cry exploitation. But for those up to the challenge, United 93 may actually prove ...read the complete United 93 movie review at The Dallas Morning News
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)
If there was anyone outside of teenage girls who woulda thunk that a "romance" starring Ashton Kutcher and Amanda Peet would actually be a good movie, it wasn't me. I walked into the screening of A Lot Like Love as pessimistic as could be, ready to chew ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
United 93 is a masterful motion picture. Its impact stays with the viewer; its images are hard to shake. In the years since 9/11, much of what happened that day has become ingrained in our culture. We have absorbed it. United 93 ...read the complete United 93 movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Toronto Star (Peter Howell)Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
... this is a picture we all must see. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood Reporter
Press notes for motion pictures are usually filled with dispensable, self-congratulatory puffery, but the one for the soul-searing film "United 93" contains this trenchant comment from its English writer-director, Paul Greengrass: Speaking of the 40 ...read the complete United 93 movie review at The Hollywood Reporter
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Moviepie.comMoviepie.com
Of course I can't review an airplane movie without comments on the special effects. This one was one of the most realistic movies with all the proper air traffic control communications, the procedures looked accurate, and the cockpit was realistic ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Moviepie.com
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for hoopla.nuhoopla.nu
I'm not entirely sure why this film was made. It might have been a tribute to those who died, though there's nothing overly honourable about their representation. It might have been a condemnation of the woeful government and military response to ...read the complete United 93 movie review at hoopla.nu
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for stylusmagazine.com (Kevin Worrall)stylusmagazine.com (Kevin Worrall)
As I walked up our apartment’s fire escape to the main entrance, my biggest concern revolved around the fact that in a few minutes I’d be ingesting some predictably awful Burger King breakfast. Upon entering the place and heading back towards my ...read the complete United 93 movie review at stylusmagazine.com (Kevin Worrall)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Kushmeer Farakhan)Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Kushmeer Farakhan)
...read the complete United 93 movie review at Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Kushmeer Farakhan)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)
Stands tall as it pays tribute to the Americans that gave their lives that day in the name of freedom. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Murphy's Movie Reviews (Ted Murphy)Murphy's Movie Reviews (Ted Murphy)
Greengrass recreates the attacks on the World Trade Center utilizing existing news footage and it still retains the horror of that day. Despite knowing the ultimate outcome of this film, UNITED 93 is a harrowing and important film. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Murphy's Movie Reviews (Ted Murphy)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
The movie doesn't cop out into cheap melodrama, never turning the hijackers into cardboard villains and never glorifying one passenger or crew member over the others. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
As you would expect, this is not an easy film to watch. It is intensely sad and it brings up powerful emotions. At the same time, I did not leave the theater emotionally wrecked. United 93 is ultimately a healing experience. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice Magazine (Wade Major)Boxoffice Magazine (Wade Major)
... a film that honors its subject with solemnity ... ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Wade Major)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)
Amazingly detailed in its narrative cohesion and editing, United 93 is a noble tribute to the tragedy of 9/11. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Detroit News (Tom Long)Detroit News (Tom Long)
This is art engaging grim reality in the hope of perspective, understanding and perhaps even closure. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Detroit News (Tom Long)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
Claustrophobic as hell, as director Paul Greengrass puts you right into that damned plane and won't let you out. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for EnPrimeur.ca (Nicolas Lacroix)EnPrimeur.ca (Nicolas Lacroix)
Un candidat sérieux comme meilleur film de l'année. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at EnPrimeur.ca (Nicolas Lacroix)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) (Jonathan R. Perry)Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) (Jonathan R. Perry)
If United 93 were a work of complete fiction, it would be an absolutely riveting thriller. That it's based on actual events makes it all the more compelling, horrific and heartbreaking. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) (Jonathan R. Perry)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
The film is lean, harsh and remarkably free of cant. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Movies for the Masses (Joseph Proimakis)Movies for the Masses (Joseph Proimakis)
reminds you how profound an effect a movie can have. How the hand guiding the camera, can dive into your guts, twist them around, and rip out feelings you never knew about ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Movies for the Masses (Joseph Proimakis)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for AALBC.com (Kam Williams)AALBC.com (Kam Williams)
Cinema verite at its very best! ...read the complete United 93 movie review at AALBC.com (Kam Williams)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
Writer/director Paul Greengrass never pulls any punches, always presents us a view of how harrowing this day was, but never exploits it or resorts to Hollywood histrionics. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (Pete Vonder Haar)Film Threat (Pete Vonder Haar)
Greengrass has put forth a fine effort, eschewing hysterics and refusing to pander to those who would prefer a propaganda exercise to a serious film. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Film Threat (Pete Vonder Haar)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Supercala.com (John Venable)Supercala.com (John Venable)
Good luck having a 'nice day' after leaving this film. You'll be an emotional wreck in need of a hug. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Supercala.com (John Venable)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for sbs.is (Stefan Birgir Stefansson)sbs.is (Stefan Birgir Stefansson)
truly incredible ...read the complete United 93 movie review at sbs.is (Stefan Birgir Stefansson)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)
United 93 presses hard on raw nerves and then, in its final frame, it literally crushes them. What Greengrass has created is haunting and unshakable, the medium at its full potential. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)
...a story about the resolve of a group of strangers that banded together in the most difficult of times to do what they knew in their hearts was right. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Modern Fabulousity (Gabriel Shanks)Modern Fabulousity (Gabriel Shanks)
It has more to say about our collective failure, our rage, our sadness, our faith, our courage, our mistakes, and our regret than a million reviews (including this one). ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Modern Fabulousity (Gabriel Shanks)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
There's no way to watch United 93 , Paul Greengrass' heartbreaking, pulse-pounding drama about the lone hijacked commercial airliner that failed to reach its target on Sept. 11, 2001, and not anticipate the dreadful outcome. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)
Writer/director Paul Greengrass has brilliantly and movingly threaded the needle. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
Writer-director Greengrass recreates events of 9/11/01 with astonishing intensity. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Pop Syndicate (Stefan Halley)Pop Syndicate (Stefan Halley)
This will be the kind of film that will live on forever and keep the memory of those affected alive for generations to come. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Pop Syndicate (Stefan Halley)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Richmond Times-Dispatch (Daniel Neman)Richmond Times-Dispatch (Daniel Neman)
The movie "United 93" is a wrenching and invaluable retelling of the events of that unforgettable morning. Writer-director Paul Greengrass has filmed it in such an immediate, take-you-there style that we see it all unfolding in front of us again. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Richmond Times-Dispatch (Daniel Neman)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Richmond Times-Dispatch (Daniel Neman)Richmond Times-Dispatch (Daniel Neman)
"Personally, I wouldn't think of seeing the movie," said John B. Levy, a Richmond businessman who was on a plane heading for LaGuardia Airport in New York when the first hijacked jet hit the World Trade Center. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Richmond Times-Dispatch (Daniel Neman)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Talking Pictures (UK)Talking Pictures (UK)
United 93 begins in chaos and ends in flames. From the barely audible entreaties of the hijackers that open the film to the final prayers of the passengers and crew, the film revisits the fear and confusion of that day. Shifting between the passengers ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Talking Pictures (UK)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Tail Slate (Michael Sheridan)Tail Slate (Michael Sheridan)
I also don’t think we’re in a position yet to look back on those events properly. It’s only been five years to the day, and I’m not quite sure we can really understand what happened. Nor do I believe that we, as a country and a society, have come ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Tail Slate (Michael Sheridan)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for National Public Radio (Bob Mondello)National Public Radio (Bob Mondello)
All Things Considered, April 28, 2006 · United 93 takes an unflinching look at the events surrounding the hijacking of United Airlines Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001. The plane's passengers rushed the terrorists, leading to a fatal crash in a Pennsylvania ...read the complete United 93 movie review at National Public Radio (Bob Mondello)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for NPR's Morning Edition (Kenneth Turan)NPR's Morning Edition (Kenneth Turan)
Morning Edition, April 28, 2006 · United 93, a movie about passengers who fought for control of a hijacked plane on Sept. 11, is hard to get out of your mind, no matter how hard you try, according to Los Angeles Times and Morning Edition film critic ...read the complete United 93 movie review at NPR's Morning Edition (Kenneth Turan)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for NPR's Fresh Air (David Edelstein)NPR's Fresh Air (David Edelstein)
Fresh Air from WHYY, April 28, 2006 · Film critic David Edelstein reviews United 93, the dramatized version of events on the plane that crashed into a field in Pennsylvania after being hijacked Sept. 11. Learning that other planes had been flown into ...read the complete United 93 movie review at NPR's Fresh Air (David Edelstein)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Sight and Sound Sight and Sound
Once in the air United Airlines Flight 93 is hijacked by four men, led by Ziad Jarrah, who pilots the plane. The passengers find out about the other attacks from phone calls with friends and family. They decide to try to retake the cockpit. After ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Sight and Sound
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Sunday Online, Australia (Peter Thompson)Sunday Online, Australia (Peter Thompson)
The moral dilemma that Greengrass faced hinged on the living connections to the events. Much of the story of United 93 is told on the ground and many of the real people, the flight controllers and military personnel, play themselves in the film. But ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Sunday Online, Australia (Peter Thompson)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionAtlanta Journal-Constitution
"United 93" is exactly the movie it should be — respectful of the real Sept. 11 victims it portrays, revealing about that horrific day's events, consistently emotionally gripping, and most certainly startlingly honest. It easily ranks as the best movie ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Atlanta Journal-Constitution
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Exclaim!Exclaim!
The worth of a film depicting the events of September 11, 2001 is really something the public will have difficulty deciding. Though tragic retellings of horrific events are always adapted for the big screen, in North America there’s hardly ever been ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Exclaim!
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for zBoneman Movie Reviews (Kevin Jones & Adam Mast)zBoneman Movie Reviews (Kevin Jones & Adam Mast)
This is without question the most important and moving film of the year. It is quite often uncomfortable to sit through, but for some, it might prove to be a cathartic experience. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at zBoneman Movie Reviews (Kevin Jones & Adam Mast)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)
Whatever monument is eventually built at Ground Zero or anywhere else, United 93 is as fitting and worthy a memorial to the victims and heroes of September 11 as one could hope for. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
The well-made and heartfelt United 93 is, by every possible definition, a superb film and a worthy memorial. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ken Fox)TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ken Fox)
... one of the most harrowing, viscerally upsetting films ever made. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ken Fox)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
Others have attempted to tell us about Flight 93, but Greengrass may have made the definitive account, allowing his movie to unfold in real time. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Las Vegas Review-Journal (Carol Cling)Las Vegas Review-Journal (Carol Cling)
... a gut-wrenching re-creation that represents a triumph -- a heartbreaking triumph, but a triumph nonetheless -- of you-are-there filmmaking. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Las Vegas Review-Journal (Carol Cling)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Christianity Today (Peter T. Chattaway)Christianity Today (Peter T. Chattaway)
In a way, the film is a memorial. It honors the passengers who fought back by visualizing their experience and imprinting it on our screens for years to come. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Christianity Today (Peter T. Chattaway)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for 7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)
We needed this movie. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at 7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
It's hard to imagine a less sensationalized 9/11 film than United 93 . ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Eclipse Magazine (Michelle Alexandria)Eclipse Magazine (Michelle Alexandria)
Who knew those heartless, shameless, money grubbing bastards in Hollywood could make a stunning and emotional film like this? It's never too soon to honor true American heroes. United 93 is clearly the first great film of 2006. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Eclipse Magazine (Michelle Alexandria)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Premiere MagazinePremiere Magazine
Neither totally fact nor fiction, this brilliantly distanced, documentary-style account of the fourth hijacked flight of September 11, the one in which the passengers attempted to reclaim the plane from the terrorists and ended up crashing it into a ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Premiere Magazine
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Tony MedleyTony Medley
The events of 9/11 had effects other than a blatant, brutal attack on America. One of the residual effects was the misuse of the word “hero.” All the vainglorious politicos and media aside, except for the firefighters ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Tony Medley
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)
4 Stars - Inspiring       When Americans experienced the attacks of 9/11, we had no idea we were the target of such hatred.   That obviously religious people would be compelled by their leaders to violently take the lives of both young and old by ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for musicOMH (Shawn Fitzgerald)musicOMH (Shawn Fitzgerald)
United Airlines Flight 93, a 757 with 40 passengers and flight crew on board, was the fourth and final hijacked flight to take off that dark day. This film recreates the flight in real-time, from the delayed takeoff to the hijacking to the realization by ...read the complete United 93 movie review at musicOMH (Shawn Fitzgerald)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)
El vuelo 93 de United Airlines fue el cuarto avión secuestrado el mismo día del ataque terrorista del 11 de septiembre del año 2001. En tiempo real se reviven los sucesos acontecidos tanto dentro como fuera del avión, con los valientes pasajeros ...read the complete United 93 movie review at El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for New York Magazine (David Edelstein)New York Magazine (David Edelstein)
That’s the question my friends and colleagues posed—sometimes with a shudder—when I told them I was off to see United 93, the story of the one hijacked flight on September 11 that did not hit its intended target, in the U.S. capital, but crashed in ...read the complete United 93 movie review at New York Magazine (David Edelstein)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Plugged InPlugged In
As terrified passengers phoned loved ones, they learned the horrifying fate of the other three planes ... and realized they would have to wrest control of the airliner from their assailants if they hoped to avoid a similar one. Though their brave efforts ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Plugged In
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
It is not too soon for "United 93," because it is not a film that knows any time has passed since 9/11. The entire story, every detail, is told in the ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieWeb (Dodd Alley)MovieWeb (Dodd Alley)
There are various ways to define horror. Some may see it as a threatening monster in a scary movie. Others may see it as running late to a board meeting. In everyday life, these simplistic things may come off as threatening, but are they really so bad to ...read the complete United 93 movie review at MovieWeb (Dodd Alley)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)
The horrors of September 11, 2001, have been well documented. Seconds after American Airlines Flight 11 slammed into the World Trade Center’s north tower, our collective attentions fixed on the unthinkable scene. Hours stretched into days as we ...read the complete United 93 movie review at filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Fulvue Drive-inFulvue Drive-in
United 93 is the first major feature film dramatizing events that occurred on September 11, 2001, with Oliver Stone's World Trade Center scheduled to follow in August. However, some people are asking, "Is it still too soon for any movie about the ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Fulvue Drive-in
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
The film is almost unbearably haunting, as tiny details take on huge significance, from the subtle drone of a morning prayer to the banality of an airport departure gate filled with people chatting on mobile phones. These elements pile on top of each ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Must See Flix (Craig Brown)Must See Flix (Craig Brown)
I had some notion of what Paul Greengrass’ United 93 was going to be like. But I was not prepared for how affecting it would be, or how raw my emotions about its subject matter still were. Watching the film’s depiction of certain fateful events on ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Must See Flix (Craig Brown)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Independent (Anthony Quinn)The Independent (Anthony Quinn)
Orson Welles once observed that there were only two kinds of emotion on a plane: boredom and terror. The British writer-director Paul Greengrass has distilled the latter into a very concentrated form in his momentous drama United 93 and, in doing so, ...read the complete United 93 movie review at The Independent (Anthony Quinn)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film Monthly (Clint Fletcher)Film Monthly (Clint Fletcher)
First off, I would like to address the obvious issue that is going on with this movie. The question on everyone's mind is- is the Nation ready for a 9-11 movie? Or more importantly, am I ready for a 9-11 movie? The answers to these questions will ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Film Monthly (Clint Fletcher)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Reel McCoy (Patrick McCoy)The Reel McCoy (Patrick McCoy)
Every American should see this movie. If not, you are letting down your country and dishonoring those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. There isn't a whole lot for me to say here. The movie was directed perfectly by Paul Greengrass and is ...read the complete United 93 movie review at The Reel McCoy (Patrick McCoy)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Ain't It Cool Movie Reviews (Harry Knowles)Ain't It Cool Movie Reviews (Harry Knowles)
The film is completely and wholly non-judgmental regarding the people involved on that day. There is no condemning of the Bush White House, Al Qaeda, the FAA or NORAD that day. Nor is there any condemning of the Airlines, the pilots. The terrorists are ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Ain't It Cool Movie Reviews (Harry Knowles)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for kids-in-mindkids-in-mind
Film adaptation of United Airlines flight 93, which on 9/11 was hijacked, and the plane was going to be crashed into a Washington, D.C. target. But unlike the two planes that crashed into New York's World Trade Center and the one that crashed into the ...read the complete United 93 movie review at kids-in-mind
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)
An Unnerving But Necessary Film ExperiencePaul Greengrass has crafted one of the most difficult films to sit through with his intense and unforgettable drama, United 93, a film which details the tragic events of September 11th, 2001. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Flak Magazine (Sean Weitner)Flak Magazine (Sean Weitner)
The two questions everyone's asking about United 93 basically boil down to how and why. The why is the more searching question — Why now? Why did this have to be dramatized? What good can come from it? — and I can only respond that it doesn't ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Flak Magazine (Sean Weitner)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Video Reviews with Joan EllisVideo Reviews with Joan Ellis
9/11 was a brilliant modern intelligence operation – four planes in the air simultaneously, and all but one hit their targets. The ordinary and the extreme, and the extreme always has a precise plan. Ordinary life is not based on precision. The ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Video Reviews with Joan Ellis
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
It's a sensitive, brilliant, uncynical re-creation, one that seeks not to exploit the dead but to commemorate them. It does this by telling the story as truthfully as possible, without Hollywood bombast, gratuitous violence or fake heroism. It ...read the complete United 93 movie review at The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)
September 11, 2001. Three Arab men awake in their hotel room before sunrise, pray to their God, shave themselves, and get dressed. “It’s time,” one of them proclaims in a weary voice. As the scene progresses, an aura of terror fills the ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for City Pages, Minneapolis/St. PaulCity Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul
Universal, which has released the movie, and writer-director Paul Greengrass have said and done all the right things to placate those who accuse them of ripping at fresh wounds. They've emphasized the okay given by the families of those killed on that ...read the complete United 93 movie review at City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Screen Rant (Vic Holtreman)Screen Rant (Vic Holtreman)
A gripping, realistic portrayal of the events of 9/11 centered on the passengers of United Airlines flight 93 that's hard to watch but should be seen. Where to start with this one? A sense of anxiety would be a good place... as in the feeling I had ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Screen Rant (Vic Holtreman)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ShowBIZ DataShowBIZ Data
In his review of United 93 appearing today (Tuesday), New York Post critic Lou Lumenick comments, "It's a long, brutal and honest look at a shattering event some Americans would apparently prefer not to see depicted -- but also a respectful, inspiring ...read the complete United 93 movie review at ShowBIZ Data
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Movie Insider (Ben Samara)The Movie Insider (Ben Samara)
United 93 (2006) Movie Review by Ben Samara at The Movie ...read the complete United 93 movie review at The Movie Insider (Ben Samara)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Future Movies (Bruce Munro)Future Movies (Bruce Munro)
United 93 takes its name from the plane that was hijacked but crashed into farmland in Pennsylvania before it could hit its target, the U.S. Capitol building, because passengers on board tried to wrest control back from the terrorists. But writer and ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Future Movies (Bruce Munro)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
"United 93" is a very difficult picture to watch, but director Paul Greengrass has made a very powerful film that chooses to portray the events of the day in docudrama form. "United 93" offers fairly little dialogue, only occasional hints of music ...read the complete United 93 movie review at A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Arizona Republic The Arizona Republic
Assuming the hijackers were on a suicide mission, the passengers stormed the cockpit of the Boeing 757 but were unable to take control before the plane crashed, killing all 44 people onboard. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at The Arizona Republic
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Slate Slate
Earlier this week, we were debating whether to assign a piece on the controversy over United 93 trailer. But I was listening to people on the radio today who seemed truly upset by having seen the United 93 trailer, and I could understand why. And I ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Slate
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)
The tension mounts even before the climactic focus on events inside United 93 when passengers, aware that they are doomed if they do nothing, are shown desperately trying to fight back. The terrorists are portrayed as agitated and fearful that they might ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
The results transform United 93 into a testament as inescapable as the memorial now going up at Ground Zero. This happened, it tells us. This is us. This is who we could be. This is what we fear we've become. Those are hard ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Considered simply as a film, then, this is a masterful work. Greengrass has fashioned a taut, clear narrative from the historical record and plausible supposition, moving smoothly (with the expert assistance of editors Clare Douglas, Christopher Rouse ...read the complete United 93 movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Comingsoon.netComingsoon.net
Regardless of the political subtext, there hasn't been a movie since Michael Moore's "Bowling for Columbine" that has left me so shaken or so close to tears as this powerfully emotional film. That alone should be a testament to what Greengrass has ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Comingsoon.net
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
ple who did everything they could to prevent the murderers from following through with their demented plan and in the process probably saved hundreds, if not thousands of lives. We should not forget that in all the tragedy of September 11th, there were ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
The film unfolds in real time. We see the passengers arriving at the airport. We see the pilots and stewardesses going through their normal routines. We see air traffic controllers, personnel at the command center and personnel at the military’s ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for filmdeculte.com (Nicolas Plaire)filmdeculte.com (Nicolas Plaire)
Le réalisateur Paul Greengrass est le nouvel instigateur d'un genre sec, froid et violent, exposant sans fard ni artifice le reflet d'une réalité crédible et documentée. Après avoir conquis les spectateurs avec sa Mort dans la peau, il penche son ...read the complete United 93 movie review at filmdeculte.com (Nicolas Plaire)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Jam! MoviesJam! Movies
Let's say you could make up a "verboten list" for the first Hollywood movie about 9/11. By process of elimination, you just might just come up with something like United 93. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Jam! Movies
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for hybridmagazine.com hybridmagazine.com
This film is supposed to be the story of United Airlines flight 93, which was the fourth flight that went down on 9/11 and the only one that didn’t take a landmark with it. There’s a lot of talk about what people believe happened on the plane. Just ...read the complete United 93 movie review at hybridmagazine.com
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)
Director Paul Greengrass’ cinematic Sept. 11 memorial, though, shows that truly great art abrogates all other considerations, including time, taste and the risk of misinterpretation. And I’m not saying any of this because United 93 made me well up on ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Post-GazettePittsburgh Post-Gazette
Almost 30 minutes elapse between the start of the movie and the time United Airlines Flight 93 is airborne, and it's another 30 minutes before terrorists commandeer the plane. In between, the movie traces chaotic reactions to the World Trade Center and ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
UNITED 93 begins and ends with prayers in Arabic. Those are offered by the terrorists who seized the plane. There are prayers throughout the film as well, some offered in English and all mouthed in wonder, or in terror, or in fear, or in anger. Writer ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Pop Entertainment.com Pop Entertainment.com
When United 93 was released in theaters this spring and I saw the coming attractions trailers, I couldn't help but think that I never wanted to see it. It was too soon after the tragedy of September 11, 2001. There is not much in the world, but ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Pop Entertainment.com
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for CineScene.com (Ed Owens)CineScene.com (Ed Owens)
The tragic events of September 11 th , 2001 will forever be summed up for me in a single indelible image, one captured by an amateur videographer on the streets far below the real ground zero many stories above: a gaping passerby looking up in horror as ...read the complete United 93 movie review at CineScene.com (Ed Owens)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Movie ChicksThe Movie Chicks
We all know what happened on September 11, 2001. Four commercial planes were hijacked by terrorists - two crashed into the World Trade Towers and one crashed into the Pentagon. One of the planes that was supposed to be part of the attack never ...read the complete United 93 movie review at The Movie Chicks
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Political Film Society Political Film Society
Fahrenheit 911 (2004), there is no explanation in United 93 of the fact that the Air Force requests orders from President George W. Bush but receives none, and a title at the end indicates that Air Force jets were one hundred miles from United 93 at the ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Political Film Society
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
Employing a cast of almost total unknowns (only character actor David Rasche is recognizable) and shooting the film in the same skittish documentary style he employed for his 2002 Berlin Film Festival-winning "Bloody Sunday," British writer/director ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for TeenHollywood.com (Lynn Barker)TeenHollywood.com (Lynn Barker)
This respectful film plays more like a documentary with riveting action than a Hollywood feature film. The events of 9/11 are focused on the air traffic controllers, the passengers of United 93 and the terrorists onboard the flight. We start with the ...read the complete United 93 movie review at TeenHollywood.com (Lynn Barker)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for St. Louis Post-DispatchSt. Louis Post-Dispatch
But "United 93" is neither sensationalism nor propaganda. It is a meticulous, human-scale re-creation of a poignant act in a broader drama, from a British director with no apparent political agenda. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Tiscali UKTiscali UK
While many criticized the film's timing, considering five years still too soon to revisit such a traumatic event, it's clear that whenever United 93 is shown, be it 20 years from now or a hundred, it will still resonate as powerfully. Being British made ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Tiscali UK
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Foote on Film (John H. Foote)Foote on Film (John H. Foote)
Greengrass chose to make a film that is document of what happened that day. He spoke with families of those who perished on the lane to get a handle on what they were doing before they boarded the plane, hired real flight attendants to achieve the ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Foote on Film (John H. Foote)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Sun Newspapers of Cleveland Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
British director Paul Greengrass, whose "Bloody Sunday" became one of the best films of 2002, uses the same hardnose techniques to record a nerve-wracking synopsis of tragic events, culminating with the nose-first crash of the now-famous "Let's ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for CinemaZone.dkCinemaZone.dk
Paul Greengrass lavede i 2002 en blændende skildring af den søndag i 1972, hvor britiske specialtropper satte en brutal stopper for en demonstration i den nordirske by Derry. Han demonstrerede i fornem stil med Bloody Sunday, hvordan fiktions- og ...read the complete United 93 movie review at CinemaZone.dk
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for L.A. Daily News L.A. Daily News
The commander of the Northeast Air Defense Sector only has four planes available and can't get an executive order to engage the hijacked aircraft because no one can find the president or vice president. (It's impossible not to think of the image of ...read the complete United 93 movie review at L.A. Daily News
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for World Socialist Web SiteWorld Socialist Web Site
The extremely limited merit of United 93, the account of the hijacked airliner that crashed in a Pennsylvania field on September 11, 2001, lies more in what it doesn’t do than in what it does. The film is not a flag-waving epic. It does not exploit the ...read the complete United 93 movie review at World Socialist Web Site
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies (Nell Minow)Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies (Nell Minow)
I cannot tell you whether you are ready to see this movie. I can only tell you that when you are ready, this respectful, heart-wrenching, quietly devastating movie will be the one you want to see. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies (Nell Minow)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents
The terrorists obviously have bad attitudes, family members make phone calls to their loved ones (we only hear their side of the conversation) and a man briefly jokes about putting some booze into what he's drinking. If you're still concerned about the ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for TotalFilm TotalFilm
With the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaching, director Paul Greengrass has spoken of the need to de-sensationalise; to train a steady gaze on the over-familiar, in a hunt for "the DNA of our times". And so, with the blessings of most of ...read the complete United 93 movie review at TotalFilm
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for TotalFilm TotalFilm
Greengrass, whose Bloody Sunday serves as a stylistic template, skilfully pieces the story together from phone transcripts, cockpit transmissions and the 9/11 Commission Report. It’s a fractured history, narrative black holes Polyfilla-ed with ...read the complete United 93 movie review at TotalFilm
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for CineMe (Daniel Meyer)CineMe (Daniel Meyer)
Only thing for sure is that Greengrass out-Passions The Passion, mounting an emotional, controversial event film in the best possible way, which is to say with as little production as possible. i.e. Plenty of handicam; the score intrudes only once, when ...read the complete United 93 movie review at CineMe (Daniel Meyer)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for DVDBeaver DVDBeaver
Greengrass spent most of his early career making TV documentaries about social issues in the UK. He attracted international attention with Bloody Sunday, a harrowing re-creation of British military response to civil-rights marchers in Northern Ireland. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at DVDBeaver
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The Seattle Times (Moira Macdonald)The Seattle Times (Moira Macdonald)
But there was another kind of heroism on that plane, one that perhaps didn't make so many headlines. A woman, tearfully speaking to a loved one for the last time, cuts her own phone call short so as to press her phone into the hands of the stranger next ...read the complete United 93 movie review at The Seattle Times (Moira Macdonald)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Lee's Movie Info (Lee Tistaert)Lee's Movie Info (Lee Tistaert)
United 93 is without a doubt one of the most realistic, emotional, and haunting films I’ve seen. Judging from the promotional material for this picture, I wasn’t sure what to expect, but critics had labeled it as intense, raw, and unflinching in its ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Lee's Movie Info (Lee Tistaert)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
A PERSUASIVELY narrated, scrupulously tasteful re-creation of the downing of the fourth and final plane hijacked by Islamist terrorists on Sept. 11, "United 93" is the first Hollywood feature film to take on that dreadful day. It won't be the last. (Next ...read the complete United 93 movie review at The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for New York Observer (Andrew Sarris)New York Observer (Andrew Sarris)
Still, Mr. Greengrass and his associates have fashioned a moderately absorbing spectacle out of a wrenching day in all our lives. If I cannot join in the almost universal acclamation this production has achieved, it is because in the aftermath of 9/11, ...read the complete United 93 movie review at New York Observer (Andrew Sarris)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for
The story begins as the United States intelligence, military and flight authorities slowly realize that something is amiss after the first plane hits the Trade Centre. The whispers slowly build in loudness and intensity as they shout orders, trying to ...read the complete United 93 movie review at
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Cutting Edge Cutting Edge
United 93” is gebaseerd op de veronderstelling dat de passagiers de vier kapers overmeesterden. Onderzoekers kwamen tot die conclusie nadat ze uit gsm–gesprekken konden afleiden dat de inzittenden zich er bewust van waren dat ze het er niet levend ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Cutting Edge
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for ChildCare Action Project: MOVIE ANALYSES FOR PARENTSChildCare Action Project: MOVIE ANALYSES FOR PARENTS
United 93 is a best-guess but thoroughly researched recreation of the actual acts of nineteen al-Qaeda terrorists to commandeer four American commercial jet airliners on September 11, 2001 and fly two of them into the Twin Towers, one into the Pentagon ...read the complete United 93 movie review at ChildCare Action Project: MOVIE ANALYSES FOR PARENTS
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Cinema BlendCinema Blend
When it happened, for those of us watching it on TV from our living rooms and offices, the events of September 11th seemed almost like some Hollywood disaster movie. When the World Trade Center fell, many might not have been surprised to see the name ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Cinema Blend
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The Guardian (Peter Bradshaw)The Guardian (Peter Bradshaw)
What other subject is there? What other event is there? Nothing is so important, so inextinguishably mind-boggling as the terrorist kamikaze flights of 9/11. Al-Qaida gave the world a situationist spectacle that dwarfed anything from the conventional ...read the complete United 93 movie review at The Guardian (Peter Bradshaw)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.64 out of 4 stars for Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly
Humans are drawn to looking at the unwatchable as a way of cheating death. At least, that's what I told myself to prepare for watching United 93, a harrowing, documentary-style reenactment, in real time, of what might have happened on the one ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Entertainment Weekly
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.64 out of 4 stars for Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle Post-Intelligencer
A respectful, accomplished, non-exploitative piece of historical filmmaking and -- for audiences -- a gripping white-knuckle ride all the way. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Ann Hornaday)Washington Post (Ann Hornaday)
United 93 unfolds with the terrible inevitability of a modern-day "Battle of Algiers," with Greengrass exerting superb control of tone, structure and pace...United 93 may be the best movie I ever hated. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Washington Post (Ann Hornaday)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Variety (Brian Lowry)Variety (Brian Lowry)
The result is a tense, documentary-style drama that methodically builds a sense of dread despite the preordained outcome. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Variety (Brian Lowry)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for FulvueDrive-in.com (Chuck O'Leary)FulvueDrive-in.com (Chuck O'Leary)
One of the most gripping and deeply upsetting films I've ever seen. I honestly left the theater shaking with a combination of anxiety, anger and sadness I haven't felt since the days immediately following 9/11. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at FulvueDrive-in.com (Chuck O'Leary)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Pure power. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Freeze Dried Movies (Brian Juergens)Freeze Dried Movies (Brian Juergens)
Many people feel United 93 is "too soon", and I certainly won't argue with anyone's need for time to heal. But when it isn't too soon, this film demands to be seen. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Freeze Dried Movies (Brian Juergens)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Wanniski.com (Matthew Wanniski)Wanniski.com (Matthew Wanniski)
I have the freedom -- the luxury, even -- to see whatever I want to see and write about whatever I want to write about, but this wasn`t a question of what I wanted to see. It was about what I needed to see. Why? Because we promised ourselves "we will neve ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Wanniski.com (Matthew Wanniski)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.56 out of 4 stars for MovieMaze.de (Markus Ostertag)MovieMaze.de (Markus Ostertag)
Als am 11. September 2001 der United Airlines Flug 93 vom New Yorker Flughafen Newark in Richtung San Francisco startete, befanden sich unter den 44 Passagieren vier Terroristen, die das Flugzeug kurz nach dem Start in ihre Gewalt brachten. Als sich an ...read the complete United 93 movie review at MovieMaze.de (Markus Ostertag)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.56 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
Instead of using actors, Greengrass employed many of the actual air traffic controllers and military commanders who were on the ground that day. Also aiding his film's universality is Greengrass' use of little known actors in the central roles, ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
There's nothing about United 93 that qualifies as entertainment in the traditional sense: It is an unpleasant, wrenching experience, which is just as it should be. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Boston Globe (Ty Burr)Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
The movie is hard going, not least in the sense of powerlessness it leaves in an audience that knows exactly what will happen. And yet you come out feeling that the filmmakers have done the right thing by these people, and by this day. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
I wouldn't recommend the movie to anyone, but if the families of the victims take something positive from it, as their cooperation with Greengrass suggests they do, that's justification enough. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for New York Post (Lou Lumenick)New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
It's a long, brutal and honest look at a shattering event some Americans would apparently prefer not to see depicted - but also a respectful, inspiring one that's in no way exploitative or emotionally manipulative. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for samseescinemasamseescinema
The story itself doesn't focus solely on the ill-fated flight of United Airlines 93, despite the title. Greengrass wants to first put the event in perspective. Half of the film's running length is spent witnessing the event unfold in the air traffic ...read the complete United 93 movie review at samseescinema
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Frank's Reel ReviewsFrank's Reel Reviews
As the first World Trade Center smolders in the background, the endless series of mishaps and system flaws reveal themselves while officials attempt to decipher the developing events. The FAA has no direct contact with the military, the military ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Frank's Reel Reviews
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Slant MagazineSlant Magazine
It isn't too soon and it never is. The arts do not stand still in the face of world events and anyone who tells you otherwise (or deems the question worthy of any sort of extended pontification) is a bloody fool, plain and simple. People have been ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Slant Magazine
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD MovieGuideDVD MovieGuide
There are a solid twenty minutes of United 93, particularly the heroic finale, that stir up pain, sadness and true unadulterated drama, but the remaining 91 minutes are sloppy, boring and repetitive, riddled with "shaky" camera effects that will ...read the complete United 93 movie review at DVD MovieGuide
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Film Ireland Film Ireland
Paul Greengrass's Bloody Sunday stunned those who had the chance to see it on the big screen; it breathed new life into the stultifying genre of films about the Northern conflict by employing a 'documentary style' aesthetic and semi-improvided ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Film Ireland
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Steve RhodesSteve Rhodes
Told in almost documentary style by writer and director Paul Greengrass (BLOODY SUNDAY), the film is cast with unknowns and with people in civilian and military air traffic control who play themselves. Opening with a prayer to his god by one of the ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Steve Rhodes
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Exclaim!Exclaim!
Rarely is a director’s commentary as moving as the film itself. But with subject matter as sensitive as this, writer/director Paul Greengrass effectively communicates why this film had to be made now and why certain aesthetic choices were picked to ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Exclaim!
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Milwaukee Journal-SentinelThe Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Those routine safety instructions that begin each airline flight could never have prepared anyone for what happened on "United 93." Any of us could have been on that flight, and, in a way, we all were.And this sense of personal loss is just one of the ...read the complete United 93 movie review at The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Bullz-Eye.comBullz-Eye.com
Going to “United 93” is like attending a wake, and Paul Greengrass has created a heartbreaking eulogy to the victims of 9/11. Whatever your reasons for seeing this film (inspiration, closure, rubber-necking), it should be treated as such. In ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Bullz-Eye.com
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Gripping, harrowing and ultimately devastating, this is a powerful, visceral film with strong performances and razor-sharp direction ...read the complete United 93 movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
Many Americans are still too shocked and too saddened by the events of September 11, 2001, to want to relive that infamous day. They do not want to board United Airlines Flight 93 in Newark and ride a doomed plane. We sympathize with their feelings. Why ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for BBC FilmsBBC Films
"You don't ask until you think it is the right time," says Greengrass on his decision to make the film. "And that right time, I thought, was now." Bereaved family members aren't always in agreement, but they are forthcoming about their efforts to come to ...read the complete United 93 movie review at BBC Films
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
This time we can’t comfort ourselves with the words “It’s only a movie.” Foreknowledge of the horrible reality of Sept. 11, 2001, makes United 93 a tough proposition for some viewers who are fearful of revisiting the emotions ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Boston GlobeBoston Globe
Is it too soon? Maybe. Probably. But if we're to endure the unimaginable realities of Sept. 11, 2001, retrofitted into a two-hour Hollywood movie, this is the way to do it. As written and directed by Paul Greengrass, ''United 93" turns out ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Boston Globe
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Voir.ca Voir.ca
Opportun ou opportuniste, United 93? On pourrait débattre longtemps cette question. Il s'en trouvera pour dire que les événements revisités dans cette fiction à saveur documentaire sont encore trop douloureux pour être ressassés. D'autres ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Voir.ca
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
In 1937, Delmore Schwartz wrote a short story called “In Dreams Begin Responsibilities” in which the first-person ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD Town (William David Lee)DVD Town (William David Lee)
As I write this review, it is the five-year anniversary of the September 11 attacks that have forever changed the way we live our lives. It was inevitable that movies and fictionalized accounts of that tragedy would be made. I don't think that was ever ...read the complete United 93 movie review at DVD Town (William David Lee)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)
So how do we Westerners wrap our minds around the concept that some men decide to live only in order to kill themselves, and do it by taking as many other living creatures with them as possible? Is it the 72 virgins waiting for them in paradise? Not ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Film Freak CentralFilm Freak Central
I guess when you talk about a movie like Paul Greengrass' United 93, you have to talk about the propriety of the project: whether death, fear, and suffering at its most obscene is something we should try to know or gratefully shield ourselves from. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Film Freak Central
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for In Review (Adam Suraf)In Review (Adam Suraf)
One of the scariest things about terrorism, perhaps the scariest, is that you never know when something horrific is going to happen. Nobody knew a thing the day some masked men stormed a dormitory during the Olympics in ’72 in Munich, killing a slew ...read the complete United 93 movie review at In Review (Adam Suraf)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The AgeThe Age
It's in the final, terse moments of United 93 that you may find it difficult to breathe. Everybody knows the story. Everybody knows what happened. Yet director Paul Greengrass and his ensemble cast of no-name actors still manage to imbue the revolt by ...read the complete United 93 movie review at The Age
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Three Movie Buffs (Eric Nash)Three Movie Buffs (Eric Nash)
Even though the final outcome of the movie is common knowledge it still got me by the gut. When the men on that plane started pounding away on a hijacker I was rooting them on. When they storm the cabin I hoped in vain for them to succeed. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Eric Nash)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for VarietyVariety
Inevitably, seeing the same events on a theatrical canvas provides an additional wallop, though writer-director Greengrass' approach -- from the jittery camera to the dozen or so aviation and military personnel who play themselves -- feels more ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Variety
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder)Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder)
More people seem to be concerned about “United 93’s” release date than anything it actually has to say. Just as news has spread of New York City audiences booing the film’s trailer, saying it’s “too soon” to dramatize the horrific events of ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Reel.comReel.com
Is it too soon or simply too late for a movie about the horrific events of 9/11? That's been the overriding question in the pre-release buzz about United 93, Universal's gutsy docudrama about the hijacked plane that fatally crashed in a Pennsylvania ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Reel.com
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Alberto Cassani)CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Alberto Cassani)
Negli Stati Uniti si usa dire che chiunque fosse grande abbastanza da ricordarselo, ancora adesso ricorda esattamente dov'era e cosa stava facendo quando ha saputo che avevano sparato al Presidente Kennedy. Oggi, le generazioni successive possono dire ...read the complete United 93 movie review at CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Alberto Cassani)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)
If you’re old enough to read this review, then you must be old enough to remember where you were on September 11, 2001. I sure remember where I was during the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history, and I certainly don’t need a ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Spinning Image (Pablo Vargas)The Spinning Image (Pablo Vargas)
Upon entering the movie theater on opening night of Paul Greengrass' brilliant film United 93, I was quickly reminded that this was not going to be another escapist night at the movies. A local TV reporter with his entire technical crew ambushed me ...read the complete United 93 movie review at The Spinning Image (Pablo Vargas)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for FilmFocus.Co.UK (Joe Utichi)FilmFocus.Co.UK (Joe Utichi)
United 93 is a film the whole world should see and, ultimately, could not have come soon ...read the complete United 93 movie review at FilmFocus.Co.UK (Joe Utichi)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Sacramento News & Review (Jim Lane)Sacramento News & Review (Jim Lane)
Writer-director Paul Greengrass revisits September 11, 2001, focusing on the hijacked flight that crashed in rural Pennsylvania, apparently on its way to Washington, D.C. Greengrass employs the same documentary-style techniques that worked so well for ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Sacramento News & Review (Jim Lane)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD Verdict (Jennifer Malkowski)DVD Verdict (Jennifer Malkowski)
First and foremost, United 93 is a movie about the gut-wrenching triumph of that flight's passengers and crew over the terrorists who took control of it. The way these people "stood up as one" and accomplished what they did is the emotional heart of the ...read the complete United 93 movie review at DVD Verdict (Jennifer Malkowski)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD Talk (Eric D. Snider)DVD Talk (Eric D. Snider)
As observers had hoped, writer/director Paul Greengrass turns out to have been the perfect choice for such sensitive material. His "Bloody Sunday" (about the British army's attack on Irish civil rights marchers in 1972) and "The Bourne Supremacy" ...read the complete United 93 movie review at DVD Talk (Eric D. Snider)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD Talk (Randy Miller III)DVD Talk (Randy Miller III)
The image above isn't taken directly from Paul Greengrass' United 93 (2006), but both represent something much larger than what's on display. It is, of course, the recovered flight data recorder of that doomed Boeing 757; the last plane to crash on ...read the complete United 93 movie review at DVD Talk (Randy Miller III)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for KYW Newsradio (Bill Wine)KYW Newsradio (Bill Wine)
Because of the heroic actions of a group of strangers who have just learned that the World Trade Center and the Pentragon have been attacked, this plane will crash near Shanksville, Pa. rather than in Washington, DC., 81 minutes after takeoff. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at KYW Newsradio (Bill Wine)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
Before the world was turned upside down that day, four young Islamic men boarded an airplane in the United States of America, were shown to their seats in the first-class cabin, and despite speaking in Arabic (they apparently understood little English), ...read the complete United 93 movie review at San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for culturevulture.net, Choices for the Cognoscenti culturevulture.net, Choices for the Cognoscenti
Perhaps one reason the film is so effective is that it shows the unfolding of September 11th much as most of us experienced it – as spectators. Aside from the doomed Flight 93, the action is almost wholly confined to the control towers in New York ...read the complete United 93 movie review at culturevulture.net, Choices for the Cognoscenti
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
The focus is unsettling. United 93 insists on looking at 11 September in a way that is at once expected, familiar, and startling. It is relentlessly in progress, in time and bodies. The movie doesn't pretend to figure out "what happened," but does ...read the complete United 93 movie review at PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Matt Pais)Chicago Tribune (Matt Pais)
Writer/director Paul Greengrass ("Bloody Sunday," "The Bourne Supremacy") chronicles in real time the events believed to have taken place on United Flight 93, when a passenger uprising made this the only 9/11 hijacked plane that didn't hit ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Chicago Tribune (Matt Pais)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
To many Americans, 9/11/2001 represents one of the worst dates in U.S. history. Personally speaking, if I could relive any day in my entire life, that day would be the very last I would ever choose. I was left, quite literally, shaken and speechless ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for dvdfuture.com (R. L. Shaffer)dvdfuture.com (R. L. Shaffer)
There are a solid twenty minutes of United 93, particularly the heroic finale, that stir up pain, sadness and true unadulterated drama, but the remaining 91 minutes are sloppy, boring and repetitive, riddled with "shaky" camera effects that will ...read the complete United 93 movie review at dvdfuture.com (R. L. Shaffer)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
I was sure I knew what I'd think of “United 93”. I was going to talk about how Mr. Greengrass tells a reverent but lifeless story. I was going to say that the film falls victim to standard Hollywood bombast, or that the story feels ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Big Picture Big Sound (David Kempler)Big Picture Big Sound (David Kempler)
9/11 Heros I suppose that it was only a matter of time before a movie about this would be made. It seemed a little bit soon but who knows when the appropriate time is to present an event that so mightily impacted all of us. Perhaps there is no right ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Big Picture Big Sound (David Kempler)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Movies for GuysMovies for Guys
33 passengers and 7 crew members made a decision together to bring this plane down no matter what it took, to make sure the 4 terrorists aboard did not reach their destination and complete their mission... And that is the only story Paul Greengrass ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Movies for Guys
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Filmspiegel (Thomas Schloemer)Filmspiegel (Thomas Schloemer)
Das Tanken ist ein zentrales Motiv des Films und eine der wenigen Stellen, an denen er sich an einer künstlerischen Durchdringung des Stoffes versucht. Wir sehen die Boeing 757, dieses elegante Boot der Lüfte, und wie sein Durst nach Kerosin gestillt ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Filmspiegel (Thomas Schloemer)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Observer (Philip French)The Observer (Philip French)
When you recreate actual events for the cinema, and the prospective audience is presumed to know the outcome, there are a variety of strategies available to the film-maker. One is that used by the producers of The Longest Day, the 1962 movie about the ...read the complete United 93 movie review at The Observer (Philip French)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Sunday Online, Australia (Peter Thompson)Sunday Online, Australia (Peter Thompson)
There have been human tragedies in recent years that have dwarfed September 11 in terms of scale and numbers: earthquakes in Iran and Afghanistan, the tsunami of 2005 closer to home, even the war in Iraq. But there's something uniquely awful about ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Sunday Online, Australia (Peter Thompson)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Trades (Paul Schultz)The Trades (Paul Schultz)
Like everyone else, I still have vivid memories of that sunny Tuesday morning of September 11, 2001, when our lives in America took a permanent veer away from innocence to confront the reality of terrorist in our own back yard. I recall exactly where I ...read the complete United 93 movie review at The Trades (Paul Schultz)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for allesfilm.com (Miriam Daill)allesfilm.com (Miriam Daill)
Paul Greengrass wusste, welcher schweren Aufgabe er sich stellen würde, wenn er als Amerikaner einen Film über die Geschehnisse an Bord dieses Fluges machen würde. Viele erwarteten sich einen Hollywood-Blockbuster, einen Katastrophenfilm mit ...read the complete United 93 movie review at allesfilm.com (Miriam Daill)
United 93 (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Christian Spotlight on the MoviesChristian Spotlight on the Movies
As I left the house I paused on the porch and gave a thoughtful gaze at the American flag that fluttered on our pole. I had placed it there the day of the terrorist attacks and after President Bush vowed a war on terrorism, I pledged not to take it down ...read the complete United 93 movie review at Christian Spotlight on the Movies
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