as powerful as living through it was

Rating: 9/10 (1 May 2006)

My college-age son convinced me to see this - i probably would have missed it otherwise. and this is a movie that should not be missed.
it brought me back to sept 11 - with all the confusion & wondering that went on that day. i kept flashing back to when we were watching the events unfold live - one tower hit. 2nd tower hit. multiple planes hijacked? every plane grounded. the movie plays all these out with the same confusion by the 'experts' at the FAA & the military that we all felt.
and the passengers. i expected this to be a "Let's Roll!" series of events, but it was very - well - real. fear. confusion. 'give them what they want & they'll let us go.' calling home (which turned out to be the pivotal event for the passengers as they learned the fate of the WTC towers). then the quiet, can do, must do attitudes of the passengers. just as i would have hoped i would be able to have done.
the ending - VERY POWERFUL. i can't stop thinking about it. i still get goosebumps.
as they announced & promoted this film i thought - too close, somewhat exploitive, perhaps.
boy was i wrong.
go see this film.
brian