One of the most shocking events in modern American history gets a skilled and respectful treatment in United 93. The movie begins by following the four terrorists who hijacked the plane that never reached its target on 9/11/2001, tracking them as they enter the airport and wait for their flight, surrounded by the people who will die from their actions. From there, it cuts to and fro among air traffic controllers and the military as, gradually, it becomes clear that planes are being hijacked and crashed into buildings. As the focus turns to the captive United Flight 93, the passengers discover, due to cell phone connections with family, that they're on a suicide mission and--almost paralyzed by stress and anxiety--decide to fight back. Most movies create tension by implying what might happen, but with United 93 the audience knows exactly what happened: Every person on that plane died. As a result, the movie is more relentlessly gut-wrenching than suspenseful (though the dawning realisation of the air traffic controllers has an effective creeping dread). But writer/director Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy) manages to keep the scale of the events human; there are no glamourous heroics, only terrifying confusion and desperate, hopeless bravery. One can only hope the movie brings some peace to the families of the passengers, as United 93 is the cinematic equivalent of a war memorial, commemorating lives lost in a moment of horrible, harrowing conflict. --Bret Fetzer

I saw this movie 3 times when it was in the cinema, and have watched it twice since I bought the DVD.

We all know what happened that day, we all know what time it happened, we all know how many died, what we don't know is what these people went through in the last moments of their lives.

Created from telephone conversations made by the passengers to their loved ones and radio communications between the aircraft and the ATC, this movie is guaranteed to touch the heart of anyone who watches it.

Although we don't know the exact actions of the passengers and hijackers on board United 93 that day, this film is as close as we will ever get. It sucks you in and at every stage, you feel the fear the passengers felt, the stress the air traffic controllers were feeling, the shock the people of New York were feeling, and the horror the families of those on board were enduring.

Every time I saw this movie at the cinema, the audience were left in silence at the end, not a sole moved, and tears were falling from most faces.

I recommend this movie to everyone, and as I wrote in my review for America 9/11, buy this movie out of respect, and to remind ourselves that we will NEVER forget.

This film is very moody and has 'documentary' style camera work throughout, can be quite hard to follow what's been said but that is obviously done to capture the confusion on the day flight 93 was hijacked and it works well you really get a sense of panic and confusion as the flight controllers on the ground struggle to work out just what's going on and the passengers work out that they are been used as Kamikaze passengers.

Overall a good film, difficult to watch as it's a real sad story but of course in other ways they were heroes saving the plane from getting to it's target.

Atmospheric, tense film, a 'strong' four stars.

watching something like this makes me so thankful to be alive. I gave my partner a massive hug at the end of this,with tears streaming down my face. I was incrediably moved.Anyone who isn't has a heart of stone.

I was an emotional wreck by the end of this film. I was haunted for days afterwards too. It not only brought the intense memories of these events back but added a realism that if you allow it too (and I did), draws you right into the events as the action unfolds.

What makes it even more terrifying is the fact that unlike most films, we know how this one ends, so it brings with it real feelings of despair, anger and sorrow as everyone involved is unable to control the inevitable conclusion. It's an awesome yet ultimately, deeply disturbing film.

This has to be one of the best films I've seen in a long time. Touching from the first frame to the last and it seems very, very real. I don't want to pretend I know what it was like for the real people on the plane but I get the feeling this film takes us as close as is possible. I particularly like the fact that the director chose actors who were not stars to portray the characters as this I believe would have shifted the focus of the film.

Also worthy of note has to be the actual DVD package. There are few extras but they are of great quality. The documentary about the making of the film is just as effective as the film itself. There are no technical details. Instead, it concentrates on the emotional journey of the real life friends and families of the victims of the crash along with the actors hired to play the characters in the film. Both the film and the documentary are extremely powerful and evoking productions.