"It's exhausting to hate when you want revenge, knowing you'll never get it. "

For some reason I thought A Few Days in September was going to be a 9/11 movie, but it wasn't that at all. Yes, there is a bit of business that has to do with 9/11 tangentially. The real meat of the story, however, is the relationship and interplay between several people whose lives become entangled due to their connection with one very mysterious man (I won't mention who plays this man, because Brandon and I were both surprised to see him when he finally showed up). Once again we have a road trip movie of sorts, with strangers who are brought together for a journey and who have very different motivations. We were surprised by the sexual tension that permeates every scene between Orlando, David, and Irene right from the beginning (I may or may not have been chanting "omg just do it already" pretty much nonstop for a while there). David struck me as so odd in his mannerisms and exuberance, barely questioning his gun-toting companions, quoting poetry, cooking gourmet meals, taking everything around him in stride with a crooked smile. The way he looks at both of the women like he wants to devour them is very titillating, and adds an unexpected dimension to the story. Even Orlando, initially sullen and bitter, is charmed and melted by David's ways. We also both enjoy John Turturro as a mentally unstable assassin. I wouldn't exactly call this a spy movie, but there were both spy and war elements to it so I think it fit nicely into the theme.