World Trade Center

Rating: 8/10 (11 August 2006)

I thought WTC was pretty well done, it seemed to exclude much of the graphic violence that occurred that day, the people jumping to their death, the body parts, and focused appropriately on the suffering of the families and those who survived. I have seen Maria Bello in other films, like "The Cooler" and still photos and thought she was always a stunning brown-eyed blonde. I am curious why Oliver Stone gave her those fake looking blue contacts for this film. In the initial scene with another cop's wife I didn't even recognize it was Maria. Her eyes appeared almost cat-like or reptilian. What purpose did this serve? I would have liked to know a little more about the US Marine who appeared to initiate the search for survivors. Was he a real figure?