9/11 (2017)

Horrible acting by washed up actors. Whooping Goldberg was atrocious and Charlie Sheen might have been on something the whole time during filming. Its almost unbearable to watch. Watch the Cage movie if you want to watch something about 9/11.

I don't know what's worse, the sheer tastelessness of releasing this film directly on the anniversary of 9/11 as a cash grab, or the flat acting of Charlie Sheen. The whole premise of this movie should be shocking, heart-wrenching and powerful, yet it's watered-down, laughable and just plain weird in this. There are so many better movies on the subject of 9/11 that don't rely on tasteless performances and overdramatic dialogue, and I recommend you watch something else instead, not that I'm really an expert on what's good and what isn't.

It has a low budget feel to it, but then again, most of it takes place in an elevator, so no big budget is needed here. I'm not really sure why there are so many negative reviews, no it's not an Oscar movie, but it's pretty good. Five people trapped in an elevator during the horrific events of 9/11. A micro story of the millions that can be written of that day. I felt the movie captured the confusion, the desperation, and the horror we all felt. I thought all the actors did a fine job, if I have to criticize anyone, it would be Woopi. Her acting seemed flat and disconnected to me. At the end I felt angst, which meant I connected and more, it brought that horrible day back to me. I remember where I was, what I thought and how the realization of what was happening evolved with each report of yet another plane. The movie brought it all back. All that said, if I saw this in the theater I agree I would likely have a much different opinion, but I rented this movie and watched it at home. I think its worth a rental. Fairly well done, could it be better, sure, but for what it is, it's enough.

If you are expecting a film depicting the events of 9/11 then you will be very disappointed.This film should be called 'Stuck in a Lift', because other than the fact it is set on 9/11 and the building subsequently collapses, it could be any high rise any city any time.The characters are typical American stereotypes, so obviously chosen to try and make a film with about the dozen people in it interesting. A millionaire, a spoilt selfish brat of a wife, a very attractive feminist woman who just happens to be having an affair with an older man, a delivery guy and a maintenance man. hmm....As for the plot. So ridiculous it's funny. The lift stops. Fair enough. But still has power and all the communications work? Then the cables snap and it falls I think 37 floors. But it stops at lobby level. Then more cables snap and it drops further. A door held closed by a solenoid, and a bolt closed escape hatch. Insulting the intelligence!The acting is wooden and the script about as boring as it can get.The title is nothing more than an insensitive link to tragic events to try and make a boring TV film plot appear more interesting, using the events of 9/11 to add some excitement.It's all so so wrong...........