this movie should really be called "Stuck In A Hole"

Rating: 4/10 (23 August 2006)

What a HUGE disappointment. I was REALLY looking forward to a true-to-life movie about the WTC attacks, to remind everyone of the horrendous assault on our country in 2001 by these evil terrorists. I know it sounds odd to say this, but I really think people need to be reminded why we are fighting a war on terror.
I expected a movie called "World Trade Center" to cover the heroic efforts of the emergency response personnel. I expected some scenes with ordinary citizens acting selfless or even heroic. I expected scenes with ordinary citizens acting selfishly, only concerned with saving themselves.
What I did NOT expect was 2 hours of 2 guys stuck in a hole, chatting about nothing in particular, because they were afraid if they fell asleep they would die.
Yeah there were some moving scenes with the families worried about these guys -- that was worth 20 minutes. Yeah watching the guys stuck in the hole and in terrible pain was sobering. That was worth another 15 minutes. So why didn't the movie contain scenes of people coming down the stairs before the towers fell? Why not show more rescues of people trapped in the rubble? I can only guess it's because this was the cheapest way to make the movie -- fewer actors, very little special effects, and a cheap set.
I'm thoroughly sick of paying $9 to see a movie on the big-screen (not to mention outrageous prices for snacks) when I can rent the same movie later for $3 at the video store.