This movie is a deliberate attempt to capitalize on the events that followed it: a nationally televised speech and the anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2001.
Sadly, the movie is just plain.
The "acting" is drab, and lifeless, the writing is pedestrian.
Not one of the characters was interesting. No one grew, no one was moved, or even moving. The set-up for this movie was dependent on what viewers already knew, no set-up was included in the movie itself. Viewers were assumed to already know what was going on. None of the supporting characters did anything more than read plot points.
This movie could never have been released in the theaters, as it would have gone the way of the other 2 failures of 2003: "Gigli" and "From Justin to Kelly"
In spite of its mediocrity, I did not give it a "5" on the IMDb scale. Instead, I gave it a "1" for pure blandness and unoriginality. The title claimed a "Time of Crisis" but unless one was already knowledgeable of the events of that day, the movie included no drama, much less any "crisis."
Sadly, the movie is just plain.
The "acting" is drab, and lifeless, the writing is pedestrian.
Not one of the characters was interesting. No one grew, no one was moved, or even moving. The set-up for this movie was dependent on what viewers already knew, no set-up was included in the movie itself. Viewers were assumed to already know what was going on. None of the supporting characters did anything more than read plot points.
This movie could never have been released in the theaters, as it would have gone the way of the other 2 failures of 2003: "Gigli" and "From Justin to Kelly"
In spite of its mediocrity, I did not give it a "5" on the IMDb scale. Instead, I gave it a "1" for pure blandness and unoriginality. The title claimed a "Time of Crisis" but unless one was already knowledgeable of the events of that day, the movie included no drama, much less any "crisis."