Highly Under-rated

Rating: Null/10 (11 July 2003)

Is this as good as "From Here to Eternity"? No. It is, however, as close as you'll get to feeling like you are there as the tragedy unfolds on that fateful Sunday morning. The eerieness of the impending attack is handled beautifully. Watching the perplexed looks on the faces of the locals as the Japanese planes fly in toward the harbor is enough to spook you. It's that same look we all had as we watched the second jet hit the WTC-- awe and disbelief. This movie is excellent in the attack sequences and pretty damn enjoyable during the rest. The love story is thin, but I've seen worse. And the director manages to capture that feeling of innocence that all the old-timers say existed before the attack. FOrget the critics -- see this movie.