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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Village VoiceMark HolcombVillage VoiceMark HolcombActually manages a fresh perspective. The director, camera in tow, had unimpeded access to the devastation for a full day before being shooed away by officials, and the footage he captured (sans commentary) is both gut-wrenchingly familiar and disconcertingly foreign.
- 75New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickA verité collage of indelible images Sauret collected in and around Ground Zero, beginning moments after the planes hit the World Trade Center.
- 70The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenA meditation on the scale of a catastrophe so enormous that all the assembled resources seem paltry and inadequate.
- 70The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe mostly wordless film simply presents Ground Zero, the dust-covered surrounding areas, and the city's immediate rescue efforts. As a document, it's invaluable, and as a viewing experience, it's somewhat shocking.
- 70TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxForgoing any voice-over commentary, these now-familiar images regain their original power to shock with the sheer enormity of the event.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe film lacks narration or music, but the devastating images speak for themselves.