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United 93 (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ReelTalk (Geoff Roberts)ReelTalk (Geoff Roberts)
United 93 crashed in a Pennsylvania field after passengers tried relentlessly to regain control of the plane. Terrorists had commandeered the airliner, killing the pilot and co-pilot and intent on using the aircraft to hit and destroy the U.S. Capitol. ...read the complete United 93 movie review at ReelTalk (Geoff Roberts)
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 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 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 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 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 ReelTalk (Diana Saenger)ReelTalk (Diana Saenger)
Director/writer Paul Greengrass knew what he wanted to accomplish with United 93, and I must say he does an impressive job. He calls this film, “The DNA of our times,” and said, “If you look clearly and unflinchingly at a single event, you can find ...read the complete United 93 movie review at ReelTalk (Diana Saenger)
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 ReelTalk (John P. McCarthy)ReelTalk (John P. McCarthy)
My reservations don't stem from concern over the fragile emotional state of moviegoers, a desire not to pierce our escapist cocoon. Admittedly, I was deflected by the painful nature of what happens and many others will be made queasy in a deep, ...read the complete United 93 movie review at ReelTalk (John P. McCarthy)
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 co