Saint of 9/11
IFC Films | Release Date: September 6, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
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Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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75
New York PostLou Lumenick
The eloquent narration forSaint of 9/11 is delivered by Ian McKellen. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Throughout, Holstein makes no bones about the fact that Father Mychal was hardly perfect -- he was a recovering alcoholic who found salvation in Alcoholics Anonymous -- nor does he attempt to disguise Father Mychal's homosexuality, something he never made public but which no doubt grounded his gutsy work with gay Catholics and people with AIDS. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorPeter Rainer
More of a testimonial than a documentary, but it weaves together a portrait of a remarkable Irish-American friar, who was gay and a recovering alcoholic, and the many lives he inspired. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Overly reverent but still immensely touching. Read full review
70
VarietyJohn Anderson
An unabashed tribute to Judge's life, struggles and Christian mission, does a good job of communicating what made Judge an inspiring figure to many, while making his life's work accessible and understandable. Read full review
70
The New York TimesStephen Holden
The movie's steadily elegiac tone precludes it from creating a more lively, idiosyncratic portrait of a man who, by many accounts, was a wonderful raconteur whose gift of gab was complemented by a rollicking sense of humor. Read full review
70
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
The simplicity and profundity of that faith, and the unquestionable nobility of Judge's death, are well captured here. Read full review
50
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
Mychal Judge, the popular gay FDNY chaplain who perished in the fallen towers and was the day's first official casualty, has been so designated by this treacly, worshipful doc, something he would surely have deemed ridiculous. Read full review
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