Gives the phrase "based on a true story" new meaning

Rating: 8/10 (29 April 2006)

There is nothing Hollywood about this film. In fact, it breaks many of the cinematographic rules we've come to accept as requisite in great film-making--but when one views this unrelentingly gripping account of the flight that fought back, you'll forget all about that.
Much of the cast is comprised of the real men and women who responded to the 9/11 hijackings in flight operations or the military -- a symbolic testament to the gritty realism and uncompromising attention to fact and detail the filmmakers endowed in the film United 93.
It is not the best movie I've ever seen, but it is definitely the most realistic. There is no fanfare or sensationalizing. There is no hurrah, no uplifting conclusion to leave the audience appeased. It is a breathtaking, heart-wrenching account of what happened on that flight. I wholeheartedly encourage everyone to see it, if not for the firsthand perspective it offers, see it at least out of respect for the families of the people who lost their lives that day.