Review of World Trade Center (2006) by Phillip D — 28 Feb 2013

It's alright, but it could have been better.

This review of World Trade Center (2006) was written by Phillip D on 28 Feb 2013.

World Trade Center has generally received mixed reviews.

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Without being too glib about it, World Trade Center is a most improbable thing: an upbeat film about September 11, one of the few stories to…

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