An emotional, character based drama

Rating: 8/10 (14 March 2014)

Steven Spielberg has done it again. He is one of the best Sci-Fi directors of all time but he also shines in Non-fiction dramas as well. Personally I think this is much better than Lincoln, but not nearly as good as Saving Private Ryan. It dives deep into how Avner had to deal with the psychological troubles assassins go through. Eric Bana plays the lead and gives the character much depth that I think the other characters struggled from. May very well be Bana's best performance in his career. Daniel Craig was also good as one of his four partners, (Pre James Bond days). What I really liked about this film was the fact that they didn't cut out the Israeli's as the heroes. As dark of a film as it is, it needed lighter and more pleasant scenes, and you get that with Bana's family, lead by the beautiful Ayelet Zurer. It's truly a great historical piece, no matter how close it was to depicting true events or not. John Williams also added intensity with his score, and the cinematography was great as well. I can't really say it was an enjoyable film, considering people were being killed every 15 minutes, but its an interesting watch. Especially if your not familiar with the terrors that occurred in Munich. 8.3/10