Sensationalizing this event is both arrogant and appalling

Rating: 2/10 (13 January 2013)

I saw this one by screener a while back and it's a film that has not aged well in my mind. The brazen arrogance of this film actually grows over time until it overcomes you in a wave of nausea.
Starting the film with the actual 911 tapes of 9/11 is an abuse of the poor woman's last words- I hope they gave her family some residual payments at least- it's sensationalist, arrogant, and a complete lie. It sets up the film to be a documentary but it only explores the subject matter from one point of view which is questionable at best.
There's no question Bigelow can direct. There's parts of the movie that are tense. The acting is fine - some even quite good. But I just can't get out of my mind how completely full of yourself you have to be to even make this movie, and then to do so in a way that is so sensationalized - well, it just borders on disgusting. Have you no sense of decency?
Time to rein it in Bigelow. Go back to Point Break. Have fun with some macho dudes jumping out of planes and riding big waves but don't try to redefine history.