It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

Honestly...if you remove all the political banter that surrounded this production & actually viewed the broadcast for what it was, which was a 'dramatization' of events that led up to the 9/11 attacks, then anyone could see that this wasn't a 'bad', 'evil' or 'smear' movie. On the contrary, it provides a very intriguing commentary on how the terrorists pulled this off, how we tie our own hands through bureaucratic inaction & red tape, and can be distracted, while bickering along party lines (which continues to this day). What's dishonest is to deny that the 'path' to these events occurred during both the Clinton and Bush administrations (from 1993 - 2001, which is the time frame for this documentary). Things were overlooked & mistakes were made by all parties...the signs were there, but we dropped our guard. And what is unfounded is why we're still not allowed to further scrutinize this production through a DVD release? Step up Disney/ABC...be bold & brave...this is not the era of informative oppression...this is an important piece of work that we should be allowed free & open opportunity to see/buy/discuss, IMHO.

Is it any wonder that there are so many haters of that movie? The Democrats demanded parts of the movie be cut and they got their way. Did Bush ever demand cuts from movies lambasting him? No. He rises above criticism, unlike the Democrats and Clinton. This series is a breath of fresh air in the TV landscape where it's become fashionable to blame everything on the Republicans and Bush while letting the Democrats get away with murder scot-free. Yes, watch it. And learn. It's thorn in the thigh of all liberals who have most media in their pocket. It exposes Clinton's incompetence on national security and of course the Democrats would rather have that censored. And sadly, they got their way. So much for freedom of speech. Imagine the outrage if Bush had demanded cuts from Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11." Double standards are alive and kicking among liberals.

Great and Historic. Should be shown in every classroom! Will make a great Christmas Gift! Can't wait for the DVD! Harvey Keital gives his greatest performance ever. The portrayal of Madam Albright is fabulous and gives audience a true insight to her role in in the Snafu of the Clinton administration. This documentary is the film Mr. Clinton did not wan't anyone to see! When it does come to DVD I hope they show the directors cut. This masterpiece is a must see by every God loving American. My hat is off to ABC for showing the courage to show this piece of American history. It is my hope that they will show this movie every year on 9/11 so that we may never forget and that we remain for diligent against our enemy foreign and especially domestic.

Not only does this movie rewrite history to score political points, but it is plain bad cinema. The camera lurches about non-stop. This technique might be useful if used sparingly, but it is laughable when used indiscriminately. Boos to Harvey Keitel for reading the lines he did. Please don't insult our intelligence, Mr. Keitel, by pretending that you were scrupulous in checking the lines for historical accuracy and put up a good fight for the truth. Disney and ABC ought to be ashamed of this production. They lost money on this attempt to influence the outcome of federal elections in the United States. These same bigwigs turned their noses up at "The Reagans", a finer picture, which is balanced and well-researched, because it came too close to an election and showed the Iran-Contra affair amidst other accurate portrayals of history.