OK. Not great

Rating: 7/10 (18 May 2006)

I guess I expected more from Spielberg. I thought it was slow toward the end and made the Israeli's look a little bad. The story is a tragedy and reminded me of the chaos that existed at that time. I had forgotten about Black September and the assassinations and tragedies that occurred. While I hope that everyone remembers the massacre at the Olympics but it doesn't seem we have learned from this lesson. I think that the film suffered from a bit of poor editing and could have been cut from the 2+ hours that it runs. I was totally confused by the ending and really wonder whether or not the Israelis achieved their objectives in the end. Worth watching on DVD.