Good if a somewhat narrow minded tale

Rating: 6/10 (14 May 2007)

I don't think it was really a good idea to make a movie on this topic when it's still so fresh in everyone's mind but it is very sensitively made as there are no shots of the plane hitting the towers and no carnage or bodies to speak of which is a good idea in the circumstances.
This is a good movie but does drag during the playing time which isn't particularly long. In a terrible disaster such as this where over 2,700 people died I found it strange that the tale was only about two Police officers trapped in the rubble which is basically the film from start to finish. The acting was on par and the set design gets a special mention as the re-creation of ground zero was spot on but I will find this hard to recommend due to slow pace and very narrow story telling. I did find in some (Although rare) instances my mind wandering during some of the scenes. One aspect of the film I can't fault was the way the film made you think of all the people who lost there life's and the grief the family members must of felt (and still feel) as I did feel genuinely moved in some instances.
I read another comment on this site that mention's the fact that this could of been a film about a couple of miners trapped in a coal mine and you wouldn't of noticed the difference which is a fair comment to be fair as no other avenue's are ever explored.
All together a good, well made film but very slow in places. Oliver Stone didn't make the movie the America public and family members deserve with the subject matter.
6 out of ten