Fact or Fiction? Who Cares!!!

Rating: 9/10 (3 February 2006)

There is a lot of controversy surrounding the credibility of the book which this is based on, is it true or just a load of lies? Well i say who cares cos it makes for an outstanding film! The story is a simple story of retribution, Eleven Israeli athletes get killed by A Palestinian terrorist organisation called Black September, to avenge there countryman the Israeli government puts together a rag tag bunch of assassins to kill off the hierarchy of black September, questions are raised about the morality of the mission and in the long run is it going to make any difference? Where this film succeeds is in it ability to shred your nerves and make your belly do backflips! It is almost definitely an emotional roller-coaster with the ability to make you laugh, cry, jump out of your seat, bite your nails and with some extremely bloody violence make even the strongest feel squeamish. Acting wise, Bana's performance for me should have got him a nod from Mr Oscar, it is a performance that shows us just how versatile he is, from maniac man (Chopper),big green bloke (hulk), sandal wearing sword swinger (Troy) to this career best performance as an under experienced assassin. Spielberg is on fine form also, making sure that we get the full effect of every emotion and every death, and although political makes it easy enough for everyone to understand. To summarise this is a barnstorming movie that never feels as long as the running time and sucks you in and wont let you go till the credits roll. Watch it i urge you!