Tough to watch

Rating: 8/10 (21 August 2006)

With the exception of Platoon I as a rule hate Oliver Stone Movies. This one is very well done and restrained, no wild conspiracy theories and excess. Just a moving story about courage in the face of one of America's darkest days. All the performances are well done (yes a horrible accent that came and went by Nic Cage). Visually moving and tragic. Being a native New Yorker my heart was broken again watching this film. Worth the money to see. Just be prepared to have emotions that you thought were gone resurface and the scrolling names of the fallen Port Authority personnel is particularly hard to watch and I am one of the few New Yorkers who did not have a personal connection with anyone killed that day. Still very moving.