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"World Trade Center" *** (out of four): September 11th brought out the best in a lot of people. We can add Oliver Stone to that list.

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I was worried walking into Oliver Stone’s “World Trade Center”. Not that it was “too soon” for a 9/11 movie. Paul Greengrass’ raw “United 93” proved that to be untrue. I had other concerns. I was worried that Oliver Stone would take this opportunity to get on his soapbox about some conspiracy or another. I was worried that Nicolas Cage would continue his string of oddball performances. And most of all, I was worried that a Hollywood film about 9/11 would be rife with swelling strings and easy answers. For the most part my fears were unfounded. That’s not to say that “World Trade Center” is a perfect film. But it’s a film worthy of its subject matter.

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