The 9/11 Commission Report (2006)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Director:

Leigh Scott

Writer:

Leigh Scott (writer)

Release Date:

5 September 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

World Trade Center | Osama Bin Laden | Beautiful Woman | September 11 2001 | Number In Title

Cast

Rhett Giles	...	Mike
Jeff Denton	...	Jack
Sarah Lieving	...	Valerie
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chriss Anglin	...	Sam
Dean N. Arevalo	...	Clancy
Philip Bak	...	Filipino Guard
A.J. Castro	...	Ali (as Alby Castro)
Tara Clark	...	Madeline
Robert Pike Daniel	...	Sandy
Griff Furst	...	Gary
Marat Glazer	...	Yousef
Jason S. Gray	...	Moussaoui
Justin Jones	...	Steven
Spencer Jones	...	Ben
Ruffy Landayan	...	Filipino Soldier
Kim Little	...	Jamie
Puraj Puri	...	Parker
Barry J. Ratcliffe	...	George
Erica Roby	...	Melinda
Christina Rosenberg	...	Sarah
Michael Saidel	...	Terry
Leigh Scott	...	Jeff
Amol Shah	...	Murad
Eric Shani	...	Hussien Al-Attas
David Shick	...	Bill
Eliza Swenson	...	Rosalind
Noel Thurman	...	Dana
Michael Tower	...	Jim
Jennifer Lee Wiggins	...	Sanchez

Runtime:

Argentina:87 min (DVD version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Algeciras, Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain

Company:

Asylum, The

Movie Connections:

References "The Simpsons" (1989)

Informative and Engaging

Despite what the other commentors have said, I felt that this was a very well done independent film. It was also quite informative and found a dramatic way to capture the ultimately dull and boring 9/11 Commission Report. I wasn't bothered by the camera work at all, and thought it was an interesting choice to be a "fly on the wall" rather than use more subjective framing and lighting. I also had no problems with the audio in my 5.1 surround system, although I did notice a couple of places where things seemed a tad out of sync. The acting in this film was exceptional, especially the character of "Mike" played by Rhett Giles. It was a very magnetic and moving performance. I also liked the actors in the Minnesota sequences, as they all felt very real and natural in their dialogue. Perhaps some viewers are bothered by what is clearly a more neutral or almost conservative viewpoint on world events. I found it to be a breath of fresh air, as everything coming out of Hollywood, studio or independent, seems to be obsessed with liberalism and liberal ideology.

As a side note, I watched another film by the same company with a lot of the same actors. It was really strange to see actors in such a serious work, then in a complete piece of fluff!