Munich

A close to perfect adaptation from the book.

Good film based on true events. Incredible cinematography, soundtrack and acting performances. But the pacing of the film felt a bit off at times.

We liked it, it's not long, Spielberg still has a good hand. Not all are worth as murderers

A good picture on the real events of the 1972 attack on the Israeli Olympic team and the disaster in which it ended. The movie does not attack the German officials mostly responsible for the disaster, but it is still an excellent movie.

Super interesting film. Spielberg isn’t one who comes to mind when I think of filmmakers exploring moral ambiguity or political complexity. Munich is best when it does confront these issues, whether it be during a conversation Avner (a solid Eric Bana) has with a PLO agent or during the final scene’s conversation with Avner’s Mossad handler. When it reverts to a generic action-espionage thriller, it succeeds quite well: these scenes are tautly filmed and gripping to watch–I just tend to be less interested in action sequences so I start to lose interest. Overall, though, this is up there with Spielberg’s very finest work.

This is dark for Spielberg. The action scenes are done well and brutal. But it is overlong and unclear in tone and message.

“Murky” is a term that comes to mind when thinking about the tone and themes of Munich, and this is probably Spielberg’s murkiest film to date and is all the better for it. Of course, the set piece assassination attempts are tense and involving, but Spielberg is a master at this. What is more intriguing here are the themes and characters presented. Spielberg knew he would be treading a fine line in how the characters are portrayed, but he seems more interested in raising questions and acknowledging the complexities and frustrations surrounding issues that continue to have ramifications today. The film and themes are defined by a strong central performance from Eric Bana, showing one man’s gradual disillusionment with a task that seems so clear at the beginning. The depiction of the murder of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympic Games is gradually revealed over the course of the film and, despite the terrible nature of the events and obvious desire for justice, the film is at pains to remind its audience that no matter the righteousness of a response or need for retribution, ultimately violence begets violence and even the course of action that seems so right can have unintended consequences that spill out beyond the story depicted, no more so than in the final shot. An intriguing film in Spielberg’s catalogue.

Good.….very good narration and screenplay