Dennis Prager says United Flight 93 is a movie every American needs to see. It's about the plane that was hijacked by Muslim terrorists and heading for Washington, D.C. when it was brought down by its heroic passengers, thus saving perhaps thousands of lives.
The only people likely to object to this film are those who don't want Americans to become aware of just how conscienceless, cruel and depraved our enemy is, or those who think that our enemies can always be negotiated with and therefore object to depicting Americans actually fighting back.
Teenage and older children in particular should see this film. If the younger teens have nightmares, comfort them. But young Americans need to know the nature of whom we are fighting. If they are attending a typical American high school or college, they probably don't know.
Congratulations to Universal Studios on making this film (presuming that, as assured to me, they removed the post-film politically inspired message). And shame on Hollywood for only making one such film in five years.
Kirk Honeycutt of Hollywood Reporter, also has a review which concludes:
In years to come, United 93 may enter our mythology in ways unimaginable. But for now, we have a starting point. "United 93" is a sincere attempt to pull together the known facts and guesses at the emotional truths as best anyone can. Then, in the movie's final moments, the impact of the heroism aboard United 93 becomes startlingly clear.
UPDATE: 4/26/06 Debbie Schlussel calls United 93 the "Movie of the Year"
Even though it is only the fourth month of the year, I'm confident in proclaiming "United 93" the Movie of the Year. It's a good bet that Hollywood will not produce such an important and provocative film in the remaining eight months.