American Terrorist

In an age of film distractions, i am glad a film has the guts to use these actors and an icon of a city in order to engross the viewer in a tale of morality. This is not a bubble gum film wchich veers away from humanity, instead it is a film of extraordinary consequence. Especially following 9/11 and the distraught and cynical citizens that have been created as a result, it's is a jewel amidst the ferocity of stupidity and eye candy out there. Without playing to our sympathies and insulting our intellect, it challenges not only the viewer, but all members of life who choose to seek answers... A movie that not only should have been made a long time ago, but it is also a movie that needed to be made.

Great flick. The movie brings me right back to 2001 and the horror that unfolded that day in New York and the world. I really enjoyed the claustrophobia and feeling of paranoia that you get watching this. I wish it was longer and that we got to see more of them locked up and hating on each other. Two Thumb Up.

I was quite surprised when I saw it. This is really a psychological horror film! From the opening credits, I, like the characters, was unsure of where I was going (which is what the entire film is built around) and where it might lead. It seemed so unusually powerful, despite its simplistic execution. There is no overkill or excess in this film, nor is it under written or underplayed. It's just perfect! I felt ahead of the movie at its opening credits. But then, it blasted right through me and got miles ahead of me. It is an attack on our psyche and our fear, our paranoia and our distrust, the lies we are told and the lies we tell ourselves, and it's amazing how, like the film itself, 911 seemed so small and local but it lead to something so much bigger that came to define so much.

I have to say that, to me, there's an almost prophetic feel to this movie. I was immediately really excited, as I had a sense of what the movie was going for - a warning of what could happen in our country under the right conditions. I applaud this film because it is a lesson that is extremely important but not well understood. The issue of extremism and fundamentalism was handled very well. However, the real issue and prophetic warning of this movie was not about extremism at all, but about how our citizens are capable of going collectively insane over a tragedy and throwing away our freedoms in the name of safety, and the tragic consequences of such a short-sited decision.

This is a drinking movie. Support the 1st responders. Every time the actors drink we drink with them.