For anyone criticizing this film

Rating: 10/10 (4 October 2008)

To understand and appreciate this film, all one has to do is listen to the commentary on the DVD provided by Will Jimeno, Scott Schwartz, and the other first responders actually involved. This movie was made with the complete cooperation of the Port Authority PD and the men who actually endured these horrific events. For anyone criticizing this film, you really should listen to the words and commentary of these men--you will be better off for having done so. To criticize this film in the light of the message these men wish to have conveyed is nothing short of unconscionable.
This film is about the triumph of the human spirit in the face of absolute adversity. As Officer Jimeno says in the commentary, it is not about individual credit and recognition, not even individual trial. It is instead representative of the courage and selflessness of the men and women, both uniformed and civilian, who demonstrated what human beings are truly capable of on one remarkable day.