violent, deep, touching....extremely moving...Spielberg does it again.

Rating: 9/10 (24 December 2005)

I know I am running out of adjectives to describe this movie...but I must say I was deeply move by watching it. Firstly, a marvelous performance by Eric Bana (a fresh face instead of the hackneyed big stars). This was exactly what the movie needed for the lead role. Great European locations to give the motion picture a true feel of what was happening; rusty streets, intimidating men with guns, gun shots in the background. All worked out superbly. Most important of all the historical significance. We all know about the German Olympics in 72 and as rightly tagged this is what happened after that. One of the very rare weak points are its a bit long, at times it keeps on lagging. But the ending was brilliant and after watching the whole movie I felt it was worth 3 hours. If you are a movie who wants some fun, this one is not for you. Surely it doesn't bring the chills n thrills which king Kong or Narnia does, but its a class movie-making. And here Spielberg wins over Peter Jackson (there are some who have started comparing them). Overall, a must watch for all who wants to see good movies: 9 stars out of 10.