Excellent Lesson on the Importance of a Homeland

Rating: 9/10 (2 February 2006)

There is a lot to like in this movie. Excellence all around. Acting, directing, writing, cinematography, pace, editing, message(s) were all at that level. One step below greatness, but still very, very good. These days you can do a lot worse when buying a theater ticket. Get a little history lesson too. I was 23 and just starting law school when Munich happened, and as a past athlete, the events were seared into my head. This movie has given me a more complete understanding of what was at stake...so far away. Both sides are shown to be doing what they do in search of a "real" homeland for their peoples. This, in turn, requires themselves to suspend their adherence of the ethical rigors of their respective religions, so that they may carry out those actions, albeit heinous, that they feel are necessary.