Thought-provoking!

Rating: 9/10 (26 December 2005)

The time went fast, a good sign. Rarely does one sit through this long a film with little or no squirm. The squirming came from subject matter. Other reviews have insinuated or claimed an ambiguous telling. I did not experience that, beyond the single pro-Palestinian rationale offered by a PLO agent in the film. Neither was a positive light cast for the Israeli actions, but the over-all feeling I am left with, having just watched it two hours ago, is futility. Not the film, no. It is an important film, worthy of posing the question, that being "is vengeance worth it?" Therein lies the futility. You'll have to decide for yourselves, of course, for who am I but a person living a fairly comfortable and secure life in the US? I know not first hand of having to fight for a home, making me a poor judge of such things. Yes, I'll need to ponder this awhile.