A terrific movie chronicling a pivotal, horrific day in our history

Rating: 7/10 (13 October 2006)

I usually go into an Oliver Stone movie expecting wild camera shots of an almost trippy nature, conspiracy theories and the usual Stone directing style. He was a completely different director in this movie. He refrained from the conspiracies and dizzying film work and told a very emotional, heroic story of that horrible day. If you didn't know Stone directed this movie upon viewing you would never know. All of the actors are at their best, as in most Stone movies. Even Nic Cage shows more acting chops than usual. Stone may be a gonzo director but he can get the best acting out of almost anyone. I highly recommend this movie to anyone that can watch a movie about this day and not get too upset over personal reasons. Even those people, people that may have lost a loved one, might be riveted by this film. It is very well done all around and shows you the heroics of ordinary men enduring extraordinary circumstances. So don't go into this thinking you won't like it if you dislike Stone's directing style. you won't see it here. Just a well directed, emotionally charged movie that chronicles the story of 2 port authority officers in a very respectful and gut wrenching manor.