Matrixiole Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Roxie The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Francene Odetta It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

SnoopyStyle It's late 1999 Seattle and the World Trade Organization (WTO) is holding a conference on American soil for the first time. The WTO is not well known but it has attracted a vast and varied opposition. Jim Tobin (Ray Liotta) is the mayor. Jay (Martin Henderson) is leading his group, Lou (Michelle Rodriguez), Django (André Benjamin), and Sam (Jennifer Carpenter). He had lost his brother during a protest. Dale (Woody Harrelson) and rookie Johnson (Channing Tatum) are two of the riot police. Dale's pregnant wife Ella (Charlize Theron) is caught up in the battle. Dr. Maric (Rade Serbedzija) is from Médecins Sans Frontières trying to present to the delegates.I don't know if Dale and Ella are based on real people but it feels too convenient. It seems very fake which takes away Dale and Jay's emotional payoff. The movie would be better if more impartial. Stuart Townsend has a point to make and he needs to set it up better. Maric could do an introduction about the need for medicine. Jay could do an introduction of the lost of his brother. The movie could explain what the WTO did that was so wrong as an intro. It has some compelling action. It gets its points across. It's a fictional docudrama that works more than it doesn't.

juneebuggy I really liked this movie, what an impossible situation, that's well portrayed here as we get to see it from all sides of the protest; the police, the assorted protesters, the mayor, several WTO delegates, a news anchor and her cameraman and a pregnant woman caught in the middle of it all. An excellent ensemble cast represent all these characters and I love movies with multiple story lines that all converge.This movie wasn't perfect by any means but I definitely got wrapped up in the fictionalized account presented here of the 1999 protest riots at the World Trade Organization conference. My eyes were actually (sympathy) stinging from all the tear gas used, as we see thousands of activists descend on Seattle Washington and witness the chaos that ensues over the next several days. Brutal. Huge cast but I would have to say Woody Harrelson & Charlize Theron's story stood out the most. I also really enjoyed Michelle Rodriguez & Martin Henderson as the activists. On a personal note this was very relatable as I was in Vancouver for the Stanley Cup riots. 9/30/14

Gordon-11 This film is about the protests against the World Trade Organisation meeting in Seattle in 1999."Battle in Seattle" is a gripping mix of drama and documentary. It tells the story from the perspective of a group of activists and a policeman. It also has a side plot of a delegate from an African country, and a spokesperson from a well known charity organisation. Such comprehensive coverage from various angles gives "Battle in Seattle" a balanced view on the heated subject. The story is emotional and gripping, and there is much to be pondered upon. I feel sorry for the woman who happened to be standing at the wrong place at the wrong time, and the charity spokesperson who cannot make people realise what causes are more worthy. There is so much food for thought in the film, that makes me wonder what the world has come to.

Samiam3 Battle in Seattle's intention is to merge ensemble feature with Cinema verite. The result is an effective ninety minute feature which is thought provoking, powerful and unconventional. Its statement is not without bias, but I was impressed with the films ability to portray its content (the WTO riots in Seatle) with an open mind to morality. There is something good and bad in both the face of democracy/law enforcement, and the thousands of protesters arguing that World Trade is un democratic, and that major corporations are overtaking nations with no regard for people. My one complaint about the film, is that the ending is presented in too much of a corny Hollywood conventional manner. director/writer Stuart Townsend, is unable to keep the story open to both sides for an hour an a half, so for the climax, he chooses the most obvious solution, and starts putting 'good guy' and 'bad guy' labels on peoples faces.Not Since Gangs of New York has the United States of America looked so self-destructive and un democratic. Perhaps this is why Townsend chose to make the ending happy. Trying to show that America can resolve it's own conflict and is not North Korea, or Iraq. Needless to say, Battle in Seattle is based on true events, and in this case, that means something. Its more than just an advertising slogan. It's an overall competent film, which could use a few trimming here and a bit more material there, but I liked it