Showing posts with label 9/11. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 9/11. Show all posts

Sunday, March 16, 2008

United 93

About the flight that never got to its destination of intended destruction. A well made movie that captures, without any established stars, all that went on that morning. Had heard good things from the others who had watched the movie - and must say its a honest piece of film making from Paul Greengrass - maker of the final two Bourne installments.

Rating: * * +

Monday, October 29, 2007

Reign over me

Suppose this is one of the many new movies centred around 9/11 that I have been reading about. Adam Sandler (who looks like he can play Bob Dylan in a biographical movie sometime in the future) runs into an old classmate played by Don Cheadle. But Sandlers all messed up, and Don Cheadle attempts to help the fellow out - realising he has issues of his own to deal with. Part funny, part serious it ends up flat. But do not miss the bluesy jam session between the two, hidden under 'special features'.

Rating: * *

Thursday, October 05, 2006

The Great New Wonderful

One of the first few movies made around 9/11. It has 5 sets of characters and their respective stories run parallel to each other. Except for one, there is no real connection or explicit reference to the event of Sep01 - so one wonders why?

The stories are individually thought provoking and performances quite tight. However, at the end of it all, the sum of parts is infinitely lower than the individual bits.

Our own Naseeruddin Shah and Sharat Sexena are involved as a couple of security guards, contemplating their naval. A decent performance nevertheless.

Rating: * *