United 93 (2006)
Directed by Paul Greengrass. Starring David Alan BascheOlivia ThirlbyLiza Colón-Zayas.
By Zach Smith
United 93 is a legendarily bad hang of a movie. Nobody is booting this up when bored on a Tuesday. Nobody is begging for a rewatch. Paul Greengrass’ docudrama of the September 11th attacks is one I’d been avoiding for 20 years based on its reputation alone. Its greatness has never been in question (Greengrass was nominated for Best Director at the Oscars for it, and it was famously snubbed in Best Picture the year of its release) but its subject matter is enough to make anyone old enough to remember September 11th quickly give it a “nope.”
For the 25th anniversary of September 11th, though, I felt it was finally time to check it out.
It’s masterful.
