Septem8er Tapes only works if you don’t know what happens to Osama bin Laden, which we do so it doesn’t. Septem8er Tapes follows the unfortunate tropes in the found footage genre, which work better with a supernatural premise. Inexperienced, naive but earnest person decides to go on a search for something big then gets more than expected or prepared for with dire results. What makes Septem8er Tapes a tad distasteful is the premise, which is not surprising and only revealed at the end, regarding why this man really decided to look for Osama bin Laden. I’m sure that makers of Septem8er Tapes patted themselves on the back for not limiting themselves to shaky cameras and running feet, but explosions and gun fire. If you like war movies for the spectacle, then you will enjoy Septem8er Tapes otherwise I wasn’t thrilled with using 9-11 as an excuse for mild mannered journalist turns Charles Bronson and goes to Afghanistan.