World Trade Center

Nicolas Cage as Sgt. John McLoughlin in 'World Trade Center'

After the release of 'United 93' in May, here comes another movie based on the most tragic day of America's history - 9/11/2001. Academy Award-winning director Oliver Stone tells the true story of the heroic survival and rescue of two Port Authority policemen – John McLoughlin and Will Jimeno – who were trapped in the rubble of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, after they went in to help people escape. The film also follows their families as they try to find out what happened to them, as well as the rescuers who found them in the debris field and pulled them out.

Two years after the forgettable 'Alexander' (2004), this comes as quite a refreshing change from Oliver Stone who also gave us some excellenent films like 'JFK', 'Platoon' and 'Wall Street'. Nicolas Cage also comes up with a very strong and involved performance after a long time. We also liked Michael Peña very much. We noticed his very strong performance first in 'Crash' and we believe he's set for a big time of his career ahead. Other noteworthy performances were from Maria Bello, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jay Hernandez.

The film is rated PG-13 for intense and emotional content, some disturbing images and language. Here is the official site: WTCmovie.com.