So much wasted potential

Rating: 5/10 (6 August 2016)

I just found this movie after searching for quite some time (like always) for something to watch. I immediately got intrigued by the plot (thriller situation in a plane, heroic true story) and I was sure I found a good catch. Unfortunately, this movie was quite boring, especially the first part. Honestly it could not be worse with such base material and story to work with. I still gave it a 6/10 and it is watchable to an extend but this could have been Oscar-material with better directing and story development. The first half of the movie is completely meaningless and tiring and by the time the second part starts you have no real emotional connection to the passengers of flight 93 or the situation. Surely, for Americans this movie hits some sensitive spots, and hence the big difference in the scores (8.1 for Americans, 7.4 for the rest of the world at the time i write), but whether you are American or not if you want a good thriller or drama there a lot more better ones.