A Thrilling History Lesson!

Rating: 9/10 (8 February 2009)

Munich is a very powerful film in all aspects. I am surprised that acclaimed director Steven Spielberg directed this film because he is Pro-Israel. If you are expecting a movie such as Jaws or E.T, you will be disappointed. This film is a thriller and a history lesson meant to tell the truth by Hollywood.
This film is about the 1972 Munich Olympics games. Eleven Israeli hostages were murdered. Now, a team is sent out to kill the members who planned the Munich attacks. The leader of the team is Avner. He must leave his family and he is stricken with pains of war and death throughout this movie. All he wants to do is be home with his family.
The cast was absolutely amazing. Eric Bana is powerful playing Avner. I liked Daniel Craig's character. There are other great actors out there whose names I cannot recall such as the guy who played Louis.
The music is superb. John Williams can do any kind of music for any kind of movie genre. The music adds a more thrilling demeanor to this movie.
The one thing I have against this is that this movie is a little long so that meant some scenes were a bit overdone. Not much, though.
Overall, this is a fantastic film. It deserves the Best Picture nomination. I rate this movie 9/10.