Truly dismal, truly offensive cash-in

Rating: 1/10 (24 July 2008)

Before you see this film, be prepared for the fact that for a great amount of it, you will be watching two to three men trapped in rubble and simply talking to each other.
While the message of bravery and survival were prevalent in the film, I couldn't help but feel that this move was, for want of a better word, unnecessary.
I felt like I was being told a story I already knew.
For that reason, I would say that this film greatly felt like a poorly written, and poorly thought out, cash-in on other peoples loss and tragedy.
The story didn't need to be told, We'd already witnessed it and heard it many times over.
I won't deny that it had good features and a good message of triumph over adversity, but the script lacked real drama, which is a shame considering that (or so I believe) the characters are based on actual people. What I mean to say is that the real life struggle was somewhat diminished by poor writing and presentation.
The biggest flaws I put down to one simple point, the film was far too soon after the actual event. Anyone old enough to see the film at it's time of release was old enough to remember the real event. This film will not have any real impact until at least the next generation, when people watching it did not witness the actual event.