Extremely well made but not for everyone

Rating: 9/10 (4 September 2006)

I will preface my review by stating that I gave this movie a 9 out of 10. I have NEVER given a movie a 10.
I generally go to theaters or rent movies for entertainment. I would not call this movie entertainment but it is amazing in many ways.
The director stuck to the known facts or at least all the facts that could be verified. There were comments between passengers that had to be added for continuity purposes but nothing that goes too far.
You watch everything unfold that day from the 767s crashing into the WTCs and the mass confusion with the FAA, Military, Air Traffic Control, etc.
What makes the movie so powerful is the fact that everything seems so real. The actors seem like real people and it really feels like you are watching passengers on the doomed Flight 93.
There was also a great deal of tension created as the stewardesses walked by the terrorists on the plane. You knew they would strike but not exactly when.
The last 20 minutes are extremely disturbing. You watch passengers called their loved ones to tell them goodbye. They knew they were going to die but they had to fight back. The conclusion was sad but also inspirational and respectful to those who lost their lives on United Flight 93.
There was no part of this film that felt like exploitation. It felt more like a tribute to the passengers on Flight 93.
I do think this is a great movie for most Americans but some will not want to see it and I can certainly understand why. I also know there are a lot of questions left opened about 9/11, conspiracy theories, questions about the commission report, etc. This movie does not look to question but only show what information could be ascertained from the people involved and try to recreate in as real as possible fashion.