"Stone has wrapped this true story about rescuers trapped in the Sept. 11 wreckage into a red, white and blue tribute to the American spirit. His film focuses on two men stuck in a dark, claustrophobic elevator pit - this from a director whose last film was the epic "Alexander."
"Before you start to trumpet the arrival of the new Oliver Stone, he has something to say. Forget it. The way he sees things, the drama is vintage Stone: a detailed account of what he considers to be one of the most important events in the country's history.
"'I want people to remember that day as it was,' he said in Chicago recently at a press briefing that also included producers and cast members. 'I had a feeling that we should memorialize some of this. This was a story that was begging to be told.'"
