Review of World Trade Center (2006) by Steven Y — 26 Mar 2009

World Trade Centre tells the gripping true story of two of the last men pulled out of the rubble of ground zero alive.

Many around the world remember that morning. September 11 2001. I really wasn't sure if I wanted to see the film but I remember watching on telly. Iam so glad I went to see this, it is a powerful work of film. There are tears of joy, laughs, and tears of sorrow throughout this film with strong acting from a huge cast including Nicolas Cage and Michael Pena. The cinematography and sound really aided this film. All of the filming was crisp and clean, the special effects were great and you could hardly tell this had been filmed after the towers were gone (the shots containing the towers that is). There were some great scnes from life in New York; shots of the skyline and the subway as well as some breathtaking aerials. The sound was spot on, you could feel the building collapseas the scenes unfolded on the screen. It was a great job all around. Overall I was pleasantly surprised at how good this was, It lived up to Flight 93, although it has an entirely different feel to it. This film is not ground breaking work, but it wasn't meant to be and it accomplished this very well.