Not a film for overly emotional people

Rating: 10/10 (1 May 2006)

I've never sat thru a film that gripped me from beginning to end. I knew going in that this film was an unflinching documentary style that psychologists stated could cause serious damage to someone not in the best state of mind.
Luckily for me. I was quite happy. The raw emotion displayed via the actors portraying the passengers in jeopardy is stunning. I've read that a lot of their reaction was based on improvisation as in they pictured themselves in that kind of situation. That to me is the very best kind of acting.
The 9/11 footage and the air traffic tower scenes were OK. it wasn't until we look into the hearts of the people on the flight calling home one last time to their loved ones of their fate ahead of them. I choked. My heart started pounding. I looked around the audience everyone was squirming and holding their hand to their face and gasping.
This film was by far the heaviest film I have ever seen. I could almost not keep from bawling my eyes out. It was good to see once. And as excellent as I thought it was I find it hard to recommend. maybe it would be better as a rental, to be viewed on a comfort level you don't get in the theater.