A Haunting Experience

Rating: 10/10 (27 July 2011)

This is a film you will not enjoy viewing. You don't watch this movie to kill time. This is not a movie you see if with your drinking buddies. This is definitely not the type of movie you see with a date. And yet, it's essential viewing for every human being on this planet.
What Paul Greengrass does flawlessly is recapture the atmoshere on that fateful day in history. Confusion, lack of communication, and chaos was on everyone's mind involved. We are presented no back-story to anyone of the characters, whether it be the average people going about their business, the people working air control, or even the terrorists themselves. This effect is perfect for the story because, at it's core, it's a human story.
The balance of the story is perfect. It goes from how the air control attempted to handle a situation that couldn't comprehend, to the nail-biting final ten minutes that left me breathless.
I remember the first time I saw this movie, on television. I cried like a baby at the film's end, something I'm not prone to doing. It was on my mind that rest of the day, carrying over to the next. The next film I saw it - months later - I cried like a baby again. The next time after that, the same reponse. If you're looking for an easy-breezy experience, skip this film. This film NEEDS to be shown inn high schools in the future, as a reminder of the great evil that exists in the world, and the everyday heroes that stood up to it.
Without a doubt in my mind: 10/10