UNITED
93
With
David
Alan
Basche,
J.J.
Johnson,
Polly
Adams,
Christian
Clemenon,
Denny
Dillon,
Khalid
Abdalla,
Lewis
Alsamari,
Omar
Berdouni
Directed
by
Paul
Greengrass
Most
of
the
September
11
focus
usually
falls
on
the
more
vivid
World
Trade
Center
disaster,
then
the
Pentagon.
One
of
the
events
on
this
same
day
which
reverberated
around
the
globe
and
affected
many
lives
is
the
fourth
high-jacked
plane
which
never
reached
its
target
(believed
to
be
the
White
House).
United
Airlines
flight
93
unceremoniously
crashed
in
an
open
field.
The
high-jackers
didn’t
reach
their
target
because
of
the
passengers’
bravery,
overrunning
them.
This
tense,
realistically
portrayed
real-time
depiction
of
what
might
have
transpired
before
and
during
this
doomed
flight
makes
for
a
riveting
piece
of
cinema
as
we’re
taken
into
the
chaos
and
confusion
on
board,
into
the
control
rooms
of
the
air
traffic
controllers
and
that
of
the
military
decision
makers.
Paul
Greengrass’s
highly
believable
documentary
style
(used
to
astounding
effect
in
the
Irish
movie
Bloody
Sunday)
is
a
perfect
match
for
United
93.
While
we
all
know
the
fate
of
this
flight,
it
is
the
actual
event
keeping
you
nailed
to
the
screen
(with
the
great
performances
by
the
unknown
ensemble
cast),
and
not
a
who-done-it
or
surprise
ending,
but
the
actual
there-and-then
mood
of
tension
and
dread.
While
there
are
political
and
religious
motivations
behind
this
tragic
day,
it
is
focused
on
the
people
onboard
and
the
futility
of
the
event.
Bonus
features
come
in
the
shape
of
a
one
hour
documentary,
meeting
some
of
the
real
families
who
lost
loved
ones
on
the
plane
(including
some
emotional
visits
by
actors
portraying
them).
Greengrass
delivers
an
insightful
commentary
track
and
there
are
also
40
pages
of
memorial
biographies
for
the
passengers
and
crew.
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