moving, understated and powerful

Rating: 9/10 (23 September 2006)

It was impossible to enter the theatre without having reservations regarding Hollywood's attempts to exploit 9/11. I was relieved to see that the end-result did not succumb to crass commercialism or righteous finger-pointing; reality certainly beats fiction and this film proves it. The last 15-20 minutes kept me at the edge of my seat. The film although lacking a central character manages to convey the chaos of that particular day, the emotional ups and downs, the stress and the horror. We see the lack of preparedness of the authorities and get a glimpse of how the passengers of the particular flight responded to the hijacking. A big thank you to the people that worked to make this film and to tell the story as it probably was...