This 2006 TV movie broadcast by A&E recounts the tragedy and heroism of those aboard the historic 9/11 flight, as well as the tense drama on the ground.
To be brutally frank, with all the timelines and records available, writing a script for a film like this takes only a bit of imagination and the proper respect for the material. And as it’s easy to hit the tale’s emotional peaks with memories still fresh, even a Popsicle stick puppet show production of the story could make us choke up, and probably nab a fistful of awards.
That said, TV veteran director Peter Markle annoys a bit by using the...