Saw 9:45 pm showing on friday. Small theatre, small audience. I was surprised at how little was understood about what was happening and shocked at the poor communication between agencies and the military.
I already knew this, but it is scary to think there were only 4 armed fighters defending the east coast that day. I hope that has changed.
Was well done with more of a documentary feel. Like some poster already said, it was more like you were there than watching. Of course the tension is tremendous as we know what is going to happen.
The terrorists were not portrayed as turban-wearing camel jockeys, but seemed almost non-descript at the beginning.
I was stuck by the scene of one of the murderers praying with his hands open in front of him, forearms and palms covered with the blood of innocents (pilots, attendant or passenger). There was a lot of praying and crying on board, and perhaps a little less confusion than on the ground.
Moving and profoundly sad. I will have that drink now. And pray especially for all the passengers on the 4 planes that morning.
Never forget.
And they weren't armed either. If a fighter had intercepted any of the planes, it would have been necessary to collide with it to cause enough damage to cause it to crash before reaching its target. It's not quite a kamikaze mission but close.