Tuesday, April 8, 2008

United 93 (2006) R - 4 Stars

At first I didn't care to see this movie as I thought it would full of the usual propaganda on 9/11 the government wants us to see. But it was well done and really just focuses on the crew that day and how they all were feeling as the made calls home to their loved ones. I'm glad I did watch it and now own it in my collection.

On the day of the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil, United Flight 93 was the 4th plane downed. The movies tries to reconstruct all the players involved on that tragic day. From the crew and the passengers to the air traffic control and the friends and relatives waiting on the ground for word of their loved ones fate. The crew and passengers, after learning about what was happening in New York and Washington DC, band together to try and take the captures down.

Awards are numerous and include:

2006 - United 93 - American Film Institute - Best Picture
2006 - United 93 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Director
2006 - United 93 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Editing

Universal Pictures Distribution, United International Pictures (UIP)
Director: Paul Greengrass
Writer: Paul Greengrass
Producers: Paul Greengrass, Tim Bevan, Lloyd Levin
I watched 9/06

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