| annoying |
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| written by RDooleyz |
May 27, 2006 - 10:24 AM PDT |
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0 out of 7 members found this review helpful
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| kitsch to the max. |
| An awesome movie |
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| written by NMalik |
April 9, 2005 - 4:49 PM PDT |
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4 out of 4 members found this review helpful
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I'd like to thank Greencine for including this film in their database. I really appreciated the efforts put forth by the Producer of this film, the FRENCH, and all the talented artists who's work was included in this film. It doesnt address the film from just one point of view - our side or their side.
C'est la ARTe! |
| That Day |
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| written by talltale |
October 30, 2004 - 12:47 PM PDT |
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10 out of 11 members found this review helpful
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I first saw this 11-part movie at a special screening here in new York City about a year after 9/11 occurred. At the time I thought it was pretty damn good. Now, after watching it again, two years later, it seems even better and more relevant.
What initially sounded like a dumb idea and a mere stunt (having eleven moviemakers from around the world each film a nine-minute segment/story connected in some way to 9/11) has turned into a brilliant prism through which to see various views of this event.
By turns horrific, sad, strange, even charming and funny, the finished product proves that the event (together with their assignment) inspired these filmmakers to come up with some of their best work. There is only a single clinker in the bunch: ironically and sadly, it's the American segment in which Sean Penn directs Ernest Borgnine to overact in piece of silly, sentimental schlock. But the rest of the episodes range from very good to marvelous, approaching the event from a fascinating range of angles that are intelligent, political, humane and rich. Among the jewels, a "romance" from France's Claude Lelouche, the true-life story from India's Mira Nair, a "letter" from Ken Loach, a typically naive yet sweet and reasoned self-inquisition from Egypt's Youssef Chahine and an utterly strange nine minutes from Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. The Mexican director uses sound with snippets of visuals to create a mood of nearly unbearable tension, released at last by light--and a simple, meaningful question that stops you dead in your tracks.
Whatever your "political stance," if you have at this point a remotely open mind, I think you will welcome being challenged by these filmmakers. Thank you to the producers of SEPTEMBER 11, who have given the world something much-needed, lasting and (probably) great. |
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