The Event
THINKFilm | Release Date: October 3, 2003 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
42
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Mixed or average reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
10
Negative:
6
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38
Boston GlobeJanice Page
Dukakis gets off some of the film's best lines and keeps the worst from sinking the whole affair; Polley's role is limited, but her character's audition for a feminine hygiene commercial is by far the best thing here. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
As reasoning, this is manipulative -- as filmmaking, it’s dull. Read full review
30
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
A deadly earnest, relentlessly solemn affair. Read full review
30
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
Despite its impeccable acting and subtle backdrop of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, The Event lets its message overwhelm its emotion. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Heartfelt but interminable movie. Read full review
20
Village VoiceEd Gonzalez
Shot on crummy DV and told via flashbacks, the film largely plays out like a Reagan-era "Citizen Kane." Common sense wrecks even the film's funniest bit, and the director's nausea-inducing camera observes the hysteria in perpetual pan-and-scan. Read full review
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