It made you feel you were there.

Rating: 10/10 (29 April 2006)

Today I went to see United 93. From the start, it gives the movie goer the feeling of being there. The camera work puts you in the center of the action and dialog and never gives you a breather. It seems like real time as it goes from the FAA to the flight controllers to the military to the people on the plane. There is no hype, there is no false bravado. It is a tough movie to watch in that it does indeed seem so real. The emotions are raw. I feel I want to see it again so I can watch the technical aspects of the movie. I didn't notice them today. These do not get in the way of the telling of the story nor do they bring attention to themselves. The next time I see this movie, after I rest up a bit, I want to try to concentrate on the editing. I usually pay attention to editing and camera work, but it went right by me this time. As for the telling of the story, it brings back the feelings I had that morning when everything changed. I'm still weak in the knees from the rekindling of the memory. Absolutely go to this movie and see it on the big screen. This is a big screen movie.