Not What It Should Have Been

Rating: 7/10 (8 April 2007)

I knew what to expect. I read the reviews before buying this, but it's Cage, so it goes in the collection, regardless. I have to say that this was not what it should have been.
While this is a fantastic dramatization of what happens with four rescuers, it fails to tell anything about the actual event itself. Many movie goers were looking for an Oliver Stone's JFK-stylized World Trade Center type drama, and instead we got a look through the microscope rather than a look at the larger picture, as told by the evidence. I think that's what disappointed most audience members with this work.
But it's not bad for what it is. It's well written, tense, and triumphant. Cage is completely believable...I wouldn't expect any less from him.
It rates a 6.6/10 from...
the Fiend :.