本片是以美国“911”事件为背景的灾难片，视频故事重现了当时那场突如其来的灾难。9月11日的一个美妙清晨，视频消防总署突然警铃大作，接到世贸中心遭到恐怖袭击而倒塌的消息后，消防警员约翰·迈克洛林（尼古拉斯·凯奇 Nicolas Cage 饰）和同事们立即整装赶赴现场，摆在他们眼前的是一幅幅惨绝人寰的画面，坍塌的大厦冒着浓烟，受伤的人们在痛苦地呻吟。为了营救被困在世贸中心里面的人，约翰不顾残楼摇摇欲坠的危险，带着队友冲进了大楼中，然而他们还来不及展开动作，就被二次倒塌的残楼压住了。当约翰在碎石中醒过来时，发现昔日并肩作战的同伴全部殉职，只有一位叫威尔·吉米诺（迈克尔·佩纳 Michael Pena 饰）的警员还幸存着。他们在地狱般的废墟中等待着救援队，面对着渐渐稀少的氧气和随时可能降临的死亡，恐惧、彷徨、伤心、绝望从四面八方缓缓袭来，营救与自救在惊心动魄的24小时内同时展开了……
回复 :Tin Men is one of my favorite movies of all time. The thing that always strikes me whenever I watch this movie is that while the characters of Richard Dreyfuss and Danny DeVito are seemingly feuding non-stop throughout the movie, in reality they are actually kindred spirits. It's like they see themselves in the other but don't really like what they see. Barbara Hershey is great as the haggard housewife who looks for something more fulfilling in her life. All the supporting cast is excellent. I love the diner dialog which is reminiscent of Barry Levinson's previous film "Diner." The background scenes of Baltimore landscape add to the realistic atmosphere of the movie. Overall, I think this movie is vastly underrated. I'd love to see a sequel with Dreyfuss and DeVito as partners in a VW dealership.
回复 :电话收单业务主管陶德（Josh Hamilton 饰）惊闻公司要将电话收单外包，相同的工作交由印度职员完成，实在可以节省不少成本。陶德被公司借鸡下蛋派往印度培训当地接班人。苦于工作未满年限陶德只得服从安排。甫下飞机，陶德便目睹印度邋遢又充满活力的异域特色，除了名字被念做托德（蟾蜍）以外似乎没有太大不妥，前来接站的接班人普洛的名片上赫然写着“未来经理”。陶德入住一家私人旅馆，同时经过战场般的荷丽节洗礼，得以更加亲近印度文化。另一方面，陶德为提高工作效率在培训之外适度奖励，收效明显。随着印度部门业绩提升，陶德离开的时候快到了，但他实在不愿让与下属亚莎的爱情成为一段回忆……
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回复 :Documentary on the great American Ballerina Wendy Whelan
