high expectations, big letdown

Rating: 2/10 (30 April 2006)

I went into this film with high expectations. I had heard that this was going to be a great film. I was terribly disappointed.
First of all, this film had some of the worst camera work I have ever seen. At one point, about 40 minutes into the film, I had to walk out for a while because I was getting motion sick. The cinematographer was unable to stay on a single object for longer than 2 seconds while continuously zooming in and out, moving in and out of focus. It would be one thing if you saw it on a TV, but on a big screen its hard not to get sick.
Second, the acting was terrible. Some of the actors on the plane were good and convincing, and I have no real issues with them. But the ground control and the military characters were absolutely terrible. They were quite possibly some of the worst actors I have ever seen. They even at times forgot some of their lines, and the director decided to leave those moments in.
Overall, it was some of the worst production I seen on a film in a long time. I am disappointed because this is a film that needs to be well done so that the people of the world can see how we felt when this happened. I think the world thinks that it wasn't that big of a deal. And when they see a film that is poorly made about an event that is important to us, it lacks credibility.