Apr 302006
After reading several strong reviews, I decided to see United 93 yesterday. The film, as you might imagine, is grim and sometimes difficult to watch. It is a powerful illustration of the cascading miscommunications between bureaucracies that contributed to the chaos of September 11th. It’s also a respectful and straightforward recounting of the final minutes of the lives of the passengers on that flight. The movie is careful not to make any political statements and the director and writer, Paul Greengrass, should be commended for the gracefully light touch he brought to a difficult subject.
