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The 9/11 Commission Report is a thrilling and dramatic exploration of the events leading up to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, as documented in the best selling report by the 9/11 Commission. In the tradition of TRAFFIC and SYRIANA this film investigates whether these horrific actions could have been stopped by the United States Government.
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A Sobering Docudrama, Sep 18 2010
By JohnGaunt - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: 9/11 Commission Report, The (DVD)
"The 9/11 Commission Report" is a low-key docudrama that treats its subject matter with respect. It raises many questions while entertaining the viewer. It has no explosions, no car chases, no massive battle scenes, no spectacle. Standard Hollywood cliches are limited to the following: one couple gets together, interrogations get messy, and a gunfight gets bloody. Beyond that, a lot of tension builds and interpersonal/interdepartmental conflicts occur.As a movie, it has the impossible job of compressing a large number of weeks and characters into an entertaining movie. I believe that it works. The script moves quickly, the locations look perfect, and the actors rise to the occasion.
As a docudrama, it can not be taken as fact. It selects certain real-life elements; for example, some of the dialogue (interrogation records) is based on that. And then the movie makes up everything else. But it still feels real and raises many questions.
The movie follows different characters through the events leading up to the September 11, 2001 attacks. As a docudrama, it can not be taken as fact. However, it does show all of the characters (US government officials, CIA operatives, FBI agents, and terrorists) as realistic characters who believe in their respective missions and callings. Who is right? Who is wrong? The viewer will see what he wants to see in this movie. Five stars for providing a movie that deals with the real world.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Low Budget, Poorly Made, Mar 7 2012
By BeanCounter - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: 9/11 Commission (DVD)
I too found it difficult to watch the complete movie because it was so poorly made. After about 30 minutes I gave up.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Low-budget, predictable writing, corny moments, all over the place, Nov 29 2011
By Augi "Theo" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: 9/11 Commission Report [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
I'll keep this review short; but I picked this Blu-Ray up at Fry's Electronics, because I saw it was in the bargain section for only $5.99. I figured a Blu-Ray for $6 was a great deal, and I happen to be interested in 9/11-related movies & documentaries, plus the quote on the front compared it to 'United 93', which was a great movie. So I was sold.While watching the movie, it started to become apparent that the story predictable writing with corny dialogue. I don't know if it was "predictable" to me given that I had already read the 9/11 Commission Report, but I doubt it. But a lot of the dialogue was just silly.
Someone else here said it was "atrocious" acting - and while it may seem like that at first, I'm also aware that poor production & direction can make otherwise good actors look bad. I thought some of the actors were good, and that the bad elements of the movie overall was a mix of bad writing, directing, and bad acting.
The movie was all over the place, jumping scene to scene, and it just wasn't very interesting. I wanted to give it 2 stars as I was trying to find some redeeming quality of the film, but I just couldn't.
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