Realistic and powerful

Rating: 7/10 (26 October 2006)

It seems as though the creators of United 93 were prepared to make a film that respects Sept.11, 2001. This film negated any notion to "Hollywoodize" the film, over-sensationalize the events, or attempt to make the viewer teary-eyed. Kudos to them for taking this angle and because of this, a wonderful, powerfully honest, and realistic film emerged from this.
My only problem with the film was the seemingly "shakey camera" annoyance, the extremely small lettering in the sub-titles during the hijackers conversation (had to keep rewinding), and the somewhat disturbing misses during action sequences that the camera could never quite focus on. It was as if the cameraman was a passenger desperately trying to film and never having the ability to get to the core of the action. Other than these directorial flaws, a must see for it's realism, honesty, and respect.