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9/11: Inside the President's War Room (2021)
Interesting fly-on-the-wall documentary
If you go into this documentary expecting a thorough analysis of 9/11, its leadup or its impact, by the interviewees like Rice and Bush themselves, then don't watch it. Go for Netflix's Turning Point or even better; PBS's Frontline: America After 9/11. Those do a great job of dissecting the events that led to 9/11 as well as the aftermath and policy failures that followed it, from the invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviets in 1979 until the Capitol raid in 2021.
It is unfortunate that this documentary does not touch any of these subjects at all, especially with the people they have interviewed. But then again, I'd guess Bush wouldn't consent to an interview if it would be a careful breakdown of his policy failures after 9/11. What this documentary does show in a well made manner, is a day in the life of the president of the US, when that day suddenly turns into a major crisis. It follows the decisions made around him by his Secret Service detail amd by himself, to the minute. It's well enough constructed, but not groundbreaking stuff.
The Joneses (2009)
This movie deserves more...
After I saw a preview at a local theater for this movie, I got interested because of David Duchovny. I really liked his acting in Californication and was interested how he would act in a standard comedy/drama film, or so it would seem from the preview I saw. Because this movie is much more then a standard comedy/drama film. It deals with much more moral questions about life. I won't give much away, because you really have to go into this film not knowing anything, as I did. The acting was just good, with only Duchovny excelling. Once you understand what's going on in the movie, the script is a bit predictable, but not so much as that it would ruin the movie for you. Also, I don't understand why this movie isn't much bigger. It's made hardly any money and no one's heard about it, yet it's a film that stands out and should get more attention.
I went into this movie because I'm a fan of Duchovny and was expecting a mediocre film, but it turned out to be so much more.
Go see this film, you won't be disappointed.