Diverted (TV Movie 2009)

Diverted: Directed by Alex Chapple. With Shawn Ashmore, David Suchet, Joanne Whalley, Colin Buchanan. On September 11th, 2001, 38 planes headed to New York City were diverted to Gander, Newfoundland, Canada. A town of 9,000 took in 7,000 passengers for 4 days until American airspace reopened.

“I had looked forward to this, having read the book u0026quot;The Day the World Came to Townu0026quot;, which is a gripping account of what happened in Gander, Newfoundland when all those diverted planes came in to land on 9/11 with their nearly 7,000 passengers and how all were made to feel welcome and accommodated.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAn incredible and mammoth challenge. And one never to be forgotten by the passengers from so many countries in the world.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis film was an extremely sorry effort, plagued with (I would guess) a small budget, second rate actors (a mumbling David Suchet – he should stick to Inspector Poirot), and an attempt to present the huge challenge of feeding and housing an incomprehensible number of passengers in a small town in a microscopic way. It was like viewing Gander through the wrong end of a telescope.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI was extremely disappointed. I could find none of the characters convincing and the plot device of two romances threaded throughout just didnu0026#39;t work. And poorly acted to boot.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThere is a far, better story here and Iu0026#39;m waiting for it to be filmed.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e2 out of 10. Donu0026#39;t waste your time.”