Not a Great Film, but not meant to be a Great Film.

Rating: 8/10 (3 January 2007)

As a movie I admit it wasn't very entertaining at all. To be a good film, a movie has to have substance. Something that keeps you watching and wanting to watch it again. World Trade Center failed to do that.
What it does do is allow you to re-live this horrific moment in history exactly as it happened. September 11 was not in anyway entertaining, just like this film. It also gives you a different view, that at least I didn't see on September 11th. I didn't lose anyone close to me on that day, but as a human, I was very angered and embittered by what had happened. This film brought me into the hearts and minds of the people that did lose someone important to them.
Watching Nicholas Cage (John McLoughlin) and Michael Pena (Will Jimeno) reminiscing about their families and who they would miss made me cry. When I watch any film I always wind up relating to the characters in someway. I thought of myself in the same predicament, I thought of my baby brother and I started to cry.
It allowed me to understand the pain and anguish these people suffered. Something I knew but was never able to feel. That's where this film succeeds, but I don't know if that makes it a good film. It seemed like a trip through someone's heart and mind. Which is not necessarily a film.
Not necessarily a great a film, but a compelling experience.