Not your typical OS film...

Rating: 8/10 (11 September 2006)

I am not an Oliver Stone fan. With the exception of Platoon, I feel most of his films seem to be on steroids. World Trade Center is an exception and I would strongly recommend the movie. First, it is very apolitical, no finger pointing blame or contrived controversy. Also, it lacks the typical Oliver Stone hype and glitz, though I suspect some distortions of truth exist that are found in nearly every historical film. A small disappointment to me was there was not more footage inside the WTC before the towers collapsed. The graphic scenes of blood and gore you might imagine are minimal, that's not what this film is about. This film is about family and honor and the struggle to preserve life.