Should have stayed home and watched CNN

Rating: 4/10 (29 May 2006)

Regardless of what the newspaper critics want you to believe, this film was done for no purpose other than to cash in on the 9/11 attacks. The film opens strong giving you insight into what the terrorists were doing up to the point of attack. However, it's a better sleep aid than Sominex from then on. Basically you watch as the men at the airports study over their blinking dots(airplanes). Whenever a dot disappears you get the privilege of witnessing about ten different men and women asking each other where it went. Whenever a plane crash occurs they cut to the CNN footage. Then once again back to the men and women asking each other whats going on. Although I'm sure this is similar to what really happened it makes for a very poor film. Half of the film is spent having people ask the same questions over and over. "Where'd the plane go?", "Is it another Hijacking?", "Whats going on?". Nothing ever actually happens in the film. The big finale isn't even a finale. No crash, no fire, no aftermath, just a cut to black. They could of at least went to some of the families, or just simply showed anything at all. The film is a realistic portrayal. So realistic that it is just plain boring. Find someone who taped the CNN coverage of the 9/11 attacks. You will get everything you get from this film without all the pointless in-betweens. The only way I can see anyone being entertained by this film is if you were someone who was deeply touched by the attacks. Then it will probably tug on your heart strings and evoke a "strong, emotional" response that everyone "claims" this film creates. This isn't a work of art, this isn't even entertaining, clearly this film was created for one reason only. The very sick idea of making a C movie based on the attacks in order to suck in some easy cash. It seems to have been a good idea.