“The film warps a moment of unspeakable horror into a digestible fable, with a moral delivered by Sandra Bullock. When 9/11 inevitably becomes a national holiday devoted to sales at mattress discounters and used-car lots, we can all look back on cheapjack movies like Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and thank them for paving the way.” – The Improper Bostonian, 01/18/12