Deeply moving, without pathos. A delicate subject nicely handled.

I guess you had to sit through some of the eulogies that were written to understand the emotionally draining events that this Captain went through. Though the names were changed, this was the story about actual people that lived. I was related to one of them and found it to be a very accurate portrayal of the events that happened and the lives of those we lost.

Virtue can be a hell of a thing for a film. Not so The Guys, adapted from the stage play by Anne Nelson that she wrote as a response to 9/11. Sigourney Weaver is touchingly moving as a New York journalist helping a fire captain (Anthony LaPaglia, excellent) compose eulogies for all the men he lost on that day. The film, like the play, is just two people talking. That's it. But director Jim Simpson skillfully gives the story a beat and a pulse for its grieving heart. Wonderful.

Deep, emotional story, heavy subject matter, but also one of several fitting cinematic tributes to those lost in 2001.

Wish I could see the play to compare the two.

I think itwas really sweet. There really needs to be more themes on the individuals themselves like this one, instead of generic numbers of people in movie scenes, I don't think people will ever forget but how many ever knew the people for who they really were up close and personal?

a chief firefighter, needs to write eulogies for his 8 dead men, after september 11th 2001, so enlists a journalist to help him tackle subject, emotions come out in this well thought drama, possibly the first to tackle 911, a year after attacks, just a simple drama, paying respect to those who deserve it, both actors are well cast here playing off one another

The 9/11 movie that went missing en route to the UK, perhaps as a result of the lacklustre reaction to the starrier "Ladder 49", perhaps due to its tendency to wallow in material that rarely feels in any way cinematic... What's vaguely intriguing is how self-reflexive "The Guys" is: in a film of a play about a writer writing, one that often resorts to the stylistic device of putting extracts of its heroine's narration up on screen, making visible the word, Sigourney types and LaPaglia reads what she's typed up. It feels more about the professions of writers and actors than it ever does about firefighters or rescue workers; just below the surface, you spy the assertion that writing about 9/11, or reenacting the events of that day, will provide some way of lessening or shaping the nation's collective grief. Some arrogance there, possibly, but that's about as contentious as "The Guys" gets. The smartest American response to 9/11, TV's "Rescue Me", wasn't afraid to let good taste get in the way of the trauma, rage and confusion left behind when the Towers fell; it refused to package or airbrush its emotions. "The Guys", on the other hand, is full of the best intentions, wears its heart firmly on its sleeve, is solidly performed by two thespian dependables - and chances are you'll be yawning long before the sub-Lennox lament playing out over the end credits.

9/11 was a disaster that still devestates us to this day. We can't forget the horrific visions that we saw on that day and probably never will. I myself have been to gorund zero and seen for myself the terrifying and upsetting wreck that ws the mighty standing tall monument that was the great World trade center. When I heard that Hollywood was taking notices of this tragedy, I knew I wanted to see them all. The Guys was one that I really wanted to see. I have seen Flight 93, United 93 and World Trade Center, so I was happy to see that the film was finally playing on UK's tv station ITV. The film is mianly based around two strong principal characters. These characters are the journalist and the fire captain who are still trying to come to terms with the hundreds of deaths of all the firecrew who lost their lives during the towers collapse. Sigourney Weaver who has always been one of my fave actresses give a star turn, even Oscar worthy performance as Joan and Anthony LaPaglia who I have liked ever since I saw him in Innocent Blood, gives a heart wrenching performance as Nick, the fire captain whose grief for his men has not yet subsided and who had to say heartfelt eulogies for every man he lost on that tragic day. The conversations that they share was extremely well scripted and the emotion is so well put across that you could easily mistake it for genuine. maybe even it was, maybe both Weaver and LaPaglia did experience their own emotions during the real attack and used it to the max and it shows in their perfomances. The film never gets boring and I found it extremely poignent. The friendship the two share throughout the film is not a romance kind of friendship, even though during the movie they seem to be hitting it off. The friendship they share is a connection in some way, it can't be described but there is definately some closeness between the characters. The conversation does just stem on the eulogies but dancing, fantasies, but also visions of the real life aftermath and memorials. Children's pictures of lost parents, newspaper clippings, lit candles, all well placed in the movie and you are drawn into it as if it's not a film you are watching. It's more like you are watching something thats real. It's amazing how two strangers could form a friendship on something so tragic and yet they do and it's interesting to see and somewhat engaging too. I even wish that we could turn back time and stop 9/11 from happening just as much as the characters desire to do so also. 9/11 is never forgotten.

Difinately have tissues ready, i cried at the end! I quite liked this film, its a different apdation of what happen on the 9/11 as we get to see the aftermath with how people we're dealing with the tradedy. Although, slow in places, Anthony LaPaglia brings so much emotion and sadness to his character which fits prefectly for the portrayal of a man that doesn't know what to do and Sigourney Weaver is brilliant also.

This is a tough movie to comment on, because i want to like it as i love Anthony Lapaglia and Sigourney weaver is amazing in this but it is a slow movie, really emotional and depressing and just not very much going on, i think they could of added a bit moreto this movie but it was nice to see a different view from what happened on 9/11! This movie reminds me of Flight 93 also known as United 93 although not very much going on a bit slow and you could say boring but its harsh to say this when its based on real events and is truly sad. Like Flight 93 at the end it made me blubber it dedicated the movie to the fallen firefighters and listed every single one of there names and it got really emotional and sad! Anthony Lapaglia plays a chief fireman who is ment to write something for memorials of his fallen men but cant think of anything to write so he asks for a journalist played by sigourney weaver for her help and between them they write speeches! This movie is majority set in weavers house with just te two of them talking! If you want excitement then this isnt the movie for you! Really this film isnt predictable becuase its hard to see where this movie is going because you sort expect more from this movie but it just doesnt cut it! i guess its worth a watch because it is a short movie and does get emotional!

weaver & lapglia are amazing,very emotional drama & its interesting to see how certain people in new york coped on 9/11

About a fire captain who lost eight men in the collapse of the World Trade Center towers and the editor who helps him put together the eulogies he must deliver. It is not about September 11, but about the aftermath for one fire captain. I found it funny and so sad I cried. [A pause of my life to remember why I am thankful to be and have so much.]

Watched this film back at TIFF 2002 at the year anniversary of the attacks which made for an emotional screening to say the least. Very interesting and awesome interplay with the two leads, but might have been more interesting to see it as the original stage play since it was the inspiration for the piece. Decent.

A good movie but a really odd choice of a movie to make.

Emotional, exceptionally well written. Sigourney Weaver's performance is poignant, but it's Anthony LaPaglia that gives a remarkable and sensitive portrait. He is totally convincing. It is a bit claustraphobic, but a very rewarding film.

Break out the tissue. This is a great film remembering the firemen that were lost in 9/11

This movie was never launched in the cinemas and it was a pity. A very good movie, a tearjerker. Makes me want to make the effort to know my fellow workers better.

You might not appreciate this unless you are a firefighter.

There are no active firefighting scenes in this movie but it is about NYFD captain who loses eight men in the WTC collapse. He is dumbfounded at the prospect of writing so many eulogies in one weeks and must enlist the help of a writer for help. I found this movie to be especially poignant because my husband was in the Baltimore City Fire Department for 32 years and know how many close calls he has had.