One Word....WOW!!

Rating: 10/10 (12 June 2006)

When I saw this advertised I was a little bit surprised at how soon after the tragedy but after seeing it I'm glad it was released now! Ill start off and get my rant out the way that the acting in the air control centres was pretty awful and very amateur at best. But I was still absolutely engrossed.
Whilst this incident is still photographic in most peoples mind this film really hits some emotions. I can say this is the best film I've ever seen at recreating an actual incident and one of the best films I've ever seen. I'm glad this team portrayed these people the way they did as true heroes, because this is what they were & still are. The movie starts a little slow but after seeing the whole film you can see this is building a fascinating film, the information at the start I felt was all important in holding this together. But when the film starts to focus more & more on Flight 93 I could not blink, it was amazing acting on the plane, and I don't often well up in films, I actually never had but I did in this. Knowing this all actually happened (or very close to) and the people phoning their families was an extremely powerful scene. The lady or man i can't remember who offers her phone to a younger girl to ring her family is brilliant and is a reminder of what humans are all like at heart and how we should be more often, all helping one another. The thing I found amazing is although we know these poor peoples tragic fate I found myself willing them on to try and take over the cockpit and staying alive and not till the very last scene did I really believe it. For me I think the families who this film directly affects should feel honoured their loved ones were represented in this way, for who they really were true heroes (I don't mean to offend anyone if you don't feel this way) but after some testing times with Western and Eastern culture this film really emphasises this small Al-Queda is a minority and although you fell hatred for the ones who performed the hijackings and were behind them it made me realise this is a small number of people.
Being British I'm a big fan of British directing, I love the honesty and grittiness they usually generate and this was no exception, the directing was top notch! The moods, thoughts, emotions and hopes were all captured perfectly and just gave this film everything you'd want from one especially recreating actual events. This film for me has to be best picture at next years Oscars, albeit they are a while away and with many films to come out that is a bold statement but it deserves massive recognition! And Paul Greengrass deserves at least a nomination for directing, simply amazing! You may think this review is not weighted so heavily towards the films actual content but believe me once you've watched it and I highly recommend you do, you'll see what I'm on about! Simply a stunning motion picture and deserves full marks & R.I.P to all those who lost their lives in 9/11 except the hijackers!