United 93

Pros: A sensitive, moving and accurate portrayal of the events of 9/11
Cons: This will open old wounds for some

It's easy to forget how different it was. Just over 5 years ago our country changed. The world changed. For most of us who were not directly affected by the events of September 11, 2001, we've been able to carry on with our lives much as we ...

Pros: sensitive depiction with no political rants or finger-pointing
Cons: that it had to be made at all

I know someone who was on United 93 when it crashed. I avoided the films having to do with September 11th due to the people I knew who died that day, including the person on that flight. I can still remember her quite vividly at her nephew's wedding and ...

Pros: The realism; The script; The neutral position on the politics of the situation
Cons: None, but some will find the intensity unbearable to watch.

“Something is happening in New York….there is smoke coming from the World Trade Center Towers….the latest news wire says they have been hit by something, but we don’t yet know what has happened”- WXEG Radio, Dayton, OH, the ...

Pros: poignant, objective, moving
Cons: sometimes hard to watch, sometimes hard to follow

United 93 is a sobering account of the worst day in recent American history - and the best efforts of ordinary people sandwiched between death and their duty to the human race. Ironically, the film begins and nearly ends with prayer, not the kind of ...

Pros: Documentary realism shown with all its emotional impact
Cons: None

Right now, I'm still in shock. I've been a movie "nut" most of my life and I have to say no movie that I've ever seen has come close to "United 93" in its effect on me. I am an emotional person but I was not alone in being deeply moved by this film. ...

Pros: Intense and realistic, the DVD extras
Cons: This really happened!

When United 93 was first released in theaters earlier this year, I wanted to see it, but decided to wait until it came out on video. Once it was released to DVD, I rented it from Netflix and held onto it for three weeks before finally watching it. ...

Pros: Gritty realism, taut directioin, lacks false action-movie jingoism
Cons: Tough to watch

When Universal Pictures rolled out writer-director Paul Greengrass’ United 93 in 2006, I was not sure if I would ever see it. I certainly didn’t see it in theaters that year, and I did not rush to order it from Amazon when it was ...

Pros: Emotionally devastating. No spin. Simply told.
Cons: A wee bit uneven.

Hey...I'm still alive. Just had a severe case of the movie blahs after the Oscars. On with the show... Made less than five years after the terrorist attacks of September 11th, United 93 is a film that could have failed on a dozen different ...

Pros: Tastefully done, an important part of U.S. history, a fitting tribute to those who died
Cons: May be too intense for many

I just got home from seeing United 93. While sitting in the theater waiting for the film to start, I kind of felt like I was waiting to go to the dentist. I was very apprehensive about the film’s intensity and knew seeing it would be an intense ...

Pros: Powerful, amazing, a needed reminder of what we face in the world.
Cons: Some may find this too emotional, especially if they were close to the 9/11 tragedy.

Deep. Amazing. Troubling. Depressing. Wonderful. Wow. Along with gushing tears, these are a few of the words I heard leaving a showing of United 93 last night. I even heard the murmur of ‘propaganda’ from two older gentlemen who ...

Pros: writing, editing, direction, lack of recognizable actors, realism, accuracy, impact
Cons: difficult to watch

With all the recent media hype surrounding the fifth anniversary of that most tragic of days - 9/11/01 - it's become even harder to connect with the reality of the event, the shocking sense of awe, fear, sadness, and anger that gripped us all as ...

Pros: Realistic; non-Hollywood treatment; DVD bonus materials (interviews, etc)
Cons: Over-emphasis on ground chaos, at expense of dramatic impact

United 93 (2006) portrays the real life United Flight 93, destined to crash on September 11th, 2001 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania after passenger and crew’s efforts to retake control of the plane from its four hijackers. The filmmakers, helmed ...

Pros: Extremely effective dramatization of the events on United Flight 93
Cons: Unbearable emotions for many----

United 93 begins without credits or opening overture with a scene in a hotel room, where four Arab men are praying quietly. Since we already know the story we recognize immediately that they are the hijackers. They are serious and devout, ...

Pros: Greengrass's Direction, Script, Editing, Sound, Music, Tension, & Performances.
Cons: None, Though It Might Upset Viewers.

The morning of September 11, 2001 seemed like any other normal morning until around 9 AM when suddenly, an airliner hit one of the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. Then minutes later, a second plane hit the other tower were ...

Pros: A masterpiece
Cons: Nothing

This movie is a masterpiece, period. If you miss it because you feel that you just can't look at the terror, the horror, the evil, or you just don't want to open the wound again, you'll be missing out on the best movie in years. The filmmakers had a ...