Beanbioca As Good As It Gets

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Desertman84 DC 9/11: Time of Crisis is a TV movie which re-enacts the events of the September 11, 2001 attacks as seen from the point of view of the President of the United States and his staff.It starred Timothy Bottoms as President George W. Bush;together with John Cunningham, David Fonteno, Gregory Itzin and Penny Johnson.It was written by Lionel Chetwynd and directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith.This TV movie focuses on the difficult decisions and tasks faced by President Bush and his staff on September 11, 2001 and the days following the attacks. Based on in-depth interviews and extensive research, it recounts the tragic events from the moment Bush hears the news of the attacks to significant briefings with advisers.It chronicles national security meetings, which piece together evidence linking Osama bin Laden and the Al Qaeda network.Also,it film uncovers how Bush and his staff dealt with the volatile situation. Aside from that,it illustrates the Administration's strategy for responding both to the terrorists and the American people. This is a lousy TV movie which more of a propaganda rather then presenting an objective account of the events.It provides pro-Bush depiction of the President's actions in the wake of 9/11.Also,it depicts the President and the First Lady Laura Bush as heroic people and Donald Rumsfield, Dick Cheney, and the rest of the administration as selfless and well-informed civil servants.Aside from that,it subtly promotes the USA Patriot Act, increased military spending, and the policy of pre- emptive war and the justification of the war in Iraq.It was definitely movie that Republicans will truly enjoy.

dalejones7 I felt that potential viewers might want to read a comment from someone who enjoyed the film. I rented this recently and was taken aback by how good it was. It says clearly on the package that it is from the White House's perspective and that is was based upon interviews with them, so I don't see why people are so insulted it paints a favorable light on the President. It dramatizes what happened the first 9 days after 9/11. It shows the emotions they went through as well as being able to see the beginnings of many decisions that effect us today. The reenactments of scenes I saw live on TV when they happened have helped me to better understand some of the things that have resulted. I don't have reason to doubt much of it's credibility unless you just don't like Bush and hate to see anything positive said about him. As far as quality of acting and cinematography, I'm not much good at discerning those things, but I do know when a movie impacts me......this one has.

RocketB52 What a ridiculous piece of right wing propaganda. There is really nothing more to say. If you are a member of the hard right, this laughable, throw away, made for cable fluff piece will go over quite well. If you are at all grounded in reality, prepare yourself for a truly breathtaking circle jerk of epic proportions. It is even more laughable now than it was two years ago, in light of the 9/11 commission and recent events which I'm sure I don't have to go into. If what you want is an honest look at the workings of the administration right after the disaster of 9/11, look elsewhere. However, if you're looking for a huge laugh--albeit a very galling laugh--or, if you're a Bush supporter, I highly recommend it.The only thing to be said about the cast is that they are adequate, and in most instances, they managed to cast actors with an uncanny resemblance to their real life counterparts. Performances? Portraying living public figures is always a problem. You need extremely skilled actors AND a good script to really pull it off. These people were not only saddled with having to realistically portray people EVERYBODY is familiar with, but the script is lame brained as well, nothing more than a right wing mouth piece. What were they supposed to do? I thought it was delicious that Timothy Bottoms was cast as Bush, since he played the president in the comedy series, "That's My Bush." Alas. This time, they WEREN'T kidding.

joave Normally I would not review the reviewers, but in this case I believe it is appropriate. First, a quick review of the movie: it was well done in most respects. It gives a feeling of being there, the acting was credible, and the movie blended the actual footage with the filmed footage well. My only complaint was that it was a little long and tended to drag in places. Without being "politically motivated," I can say that the movie was informative about what may have taken place in the meeting rooms behind the scenes.This movie might be trying to be propaganda, but it is also telling a story, one that the public was not aware of. The critics of this movie on IMDb appear to have all this inside information. Were they there? How do they know how the President acted, or anyone else for that matter?? I follow the news enough to believe that these people could actually have made those statements and acted in those manners.So what if the actor who portrayed the President was the same one that made fun of him on the cable TV show. He was the perfect choice in his physical resemblance, voice, and mannerisms. He obviously felt strongly enough in his convictions to play this part (either that or he really wanted the meager salary of this big budget movie). Certainly it was not an embarrassment to play this part in this movie.A movie needs to be judged on it's own merit as a movie. This one needs to be looked at as if the story didn't happen. Then the movie can be judged as a movie. In the meantime, many people that have reviewed it have not been able to step back far away enough to do that. It is all too obvious.