This movie starts out wonderful, and is really great for about the first hour or more until 9/11 happens. The character development and acting are top notch. It has rather high production values, and is skillfully shot. Then it takes a very unfortunate turn into a rather propagandistic and somewhat misguided film. The way it portrays American response to 9/11 if very distorted and exaggerated in my opinion, and I took some offense to it. It also in the last hour or so reminds me a heck of a lot of Forrest Gump. I found this move profoundly disappointing, but I loved the first half of this film. It was interesting to see such a perspective on 9/11, which I found rather revealing, but also disturbing.