Judge comes off as a warm, smart and courageous priest free of pretensions.
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03/01/07
Saint of 9/11 (2006)
84 %
Reviews Counted: 19 Fresh: 16 Rotten:3 Average Rating: 6.8/10
Runtime: 80 mins
Synopsis: In an enduring photograph of September 11, a team of rescue workers carry a Franciscan priest's body from the World Trade Center. The world came to know Father Mychal Judge, Chaplain, FDNY, in death as a symbol of courage and sacrifice. Saint of 9/11 presents the turbulent, restless,... [More]
Genre: Education/General Interest
Starring: Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Rudy Giuliani, Malachy McCourt
Director: Glenn Holsten
Reviews
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Tears and emotions flow freely through the film, which successfully captures a little of the original horror and raw, unpoliticized emotion of that beautiful late summer day.
09/20/06
This impressively mounted, feature-length eulogy for the courageous Franciscan friar who devoted his life to bringing peace, solace and reconciliation to all in need makes a compelling argument for canonization.
09/08/06
Saint of 9/11, 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.
09/08/06
Top Critic
If you think you can't bear to see another World Trade Center movie, you should still see the new documentary, Saint of 9/11.
09/08/06
You come away from this movie with a bracing recognition that grace and perfection don't always share the same corners of the soul -- which doesn't and shouldn't prevent you from doing good works for others.
09/07/06
If a documentary makes you wish you had known its subject, it has definitely done something right.
09/07/06
This is a loving and handsomely produced biography of Judge, a Franciscan priest of seemingly limitless wisdom, charisma, good humor and charity.
09/07/06
Saint of 9/11 is 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.
09/07/06
Certainly, this documentary honors Judge’s memory, but one wishes for something greater.
09/07/06
Hearing so many people speak lovingly of Father Mychal Judge helps overcome the wobbly nature of this well-intended but flawed tribute.
09/06/06
An extraordinary documentary about Father Mychal Judge who followed his natural caring impulse into a life of compassionate service of others.
09/06/06
Saint of 9/11 is a touching elegy for the Rev. Mychal Judge, the much-loved New York City Fire Department chaplain who died at the World Trade Center.
09/05/06
Top Critic
Filmmaker Glenn Holsten sells it to the cheap seats anyway, fleshing out Judge's alcoholic struggles and his redoubtable activist work with mega-dramatic gimmickry and sentimental hosannas.
09/05/06
The film only scrapes the surface of Mychal Judge's personal life, but it does grapple with the way his personal identity shaped his righteousness.
09/01/06
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