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ReelViews by James Berardinelli
This is as pure a narrative-based film as one is likely to find; the men and women populating 6 Days exist primarily to move the story along.
6 Days
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- New Zealand,
- United Kingdom
- 2017
- · 95m
Director
Toa Fraser
Cast
Jamie Bell,
Abbie Cornish,
Mark Strong,
Martin Shaw,
Emun Elliott,
Ben Turner
Genre
Action,
Drama,
History,
Thriller
In April 1980, armed gunmen stormed the Iranian Embassy in Princes Gate, London and took all inside hostage. Over the next six days a tense standoff took place, all the while a group of highly trained soldiers from the SAS prepared for a raid the world had never seen the likes of.
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What are critics saying?
50
Variety by Guy Lodge
Technically smart but dramatically a bit flat.
40
Los Angeles Times by Michael Rechtshaffen
6 Days can’t help but feel like a missed opportunity.
38
Movie Nation by Roger Moore
In that climate, the desultory 6 Days can be appreciated for at least having the guts to show us what can go wrong.
38
Slant Magazine by Derek Smith
6 Days boils down the intricate relationship between Iran and the West into a tense standoff of conflicting ideals where the values and perspectives of only one side really matter.
30
The New York Times by Ben Kenigsberg
With a barrage of title-card identifications, 6 Days can feel closer to a re-enactment than a thriller. To the extent that the movie has a political angle, it’s perhaps gratuitously jingoistic.
30
TheWrap by Robert Abele
It’s confused about whether it wants to be a ticking-bomb tale of heroics or a complex insider account.
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