Taken into account that this is basically real memory of two participants, it is GREAT.

Rating: 8/10 (11 April 2008)

For nearly a year the movie has kept its rating on IMDb of nearly 7.1, but it later dropped to 6.4, which in my opinion makes little sense. Is it Academy Award stuff? No. Is it a real-time documentary? Not exactly. It is, in my opinion, the life-and-death diary of two police officers on the probably darkest day of their lives. It is more than a documentary.
The story went into its plot quite realistically, without much dramatic presentations and playing. From the angle of those brave officers, we see shining souls, and gladly we can see it for what it is, not some Hollywood stereotype stuff. People may find out the truth by viewing the movie that, Nicolas Cage's team hardly saved a person from the towers before they were trapped under the ruins. So, you may ask, what's the point of all these sacrifice? The director was smart enough not to force any ideas about this problem into audiences' mind, he'd rather tell you the true experiences, not only the desire to survive but also fear, rage, love and memory. Their actions didn't save any one out of the WTC, but they deserve the search of people. They didn't win back the buildings, but they won giving their families, their friends and all the US people hope. It took maybe 1000 people to work on the ruins above them to save 2 people, were the 1000 people worth? They gave their answer by cheering on the survivors.
This is a great story for people who need faith in love and God. And I think everyone just need these two, so I recommend this movie to EVERYONE.