Not Bad But A Little Slow Moving

Rating: 7/10 (15 August 2006)

I was not there that day, but I was a Port Authority Police Officer and worked with several of the Officers who died that day. At last, a tribute to a heretofore unknown police agency and those who serve in it. I wish there would have been better character development.
The film could have shown, in epic fashion, the evacuation, all of the rescuers and their contributions, etc. Instead, we have a very slow paced movie in the semi-darkness with a predictable ending.
I enjoyed Nick Turturro in a cameo role. Too bad he didn't play Jimeno. Nicholas Cage was excellent in his role and I enjoyed his performance. I just wished that the story had been developed better. The dialog was stilted. Cage kept yelling into his radio 8-13 which is PAPD jargon for "officer needs assistance", signal 8-1 which is the radio call for sergeant, signal 8-2 refers to a police officer.