What a shame !

Rating: 3/10 (30 January 2006)

As an Israeli, I feel ashamed of how shallow this movie is.
Many of the events described in the movie are based on a controversial book. Most of that book is imaginary. Spielberg and his writers took this book too seriously. Both sides are described negatively with no actual point to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - that deserved much better reference in the movie !
The movie is too long, the texts are absurd ! The scene described in Athens, the conversation between Avner and Ali is so shallow in depth ! The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is much more complicated than described in this movie. The attempt to make both side equally in any price- defected this movie's reliability. the texts on each side are absurd !
Most of the viewers that are not familiar with the Israeli Palestinian conflict will hold to this movie as actual truth. We tend to do so in movies - even if the movies are based on 0.1 % of truth. and for that I feel that this movie is a terrible miss to its purpose.
I feel sorry for Spielberg for dragging to this shameful movie, with amateuristic directing, amateuristic scripting and editing.
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is tragic. both sides are right on their claims. both sides deserve to live side by side.
But my feeling is that this movie give in a way legitimation to the armed fight, and innocent athletes are compared to murderers !
During the movie itself - I kept asking myself - when is it going to end ?!
"How the mighty fallen..."