a fast paced suspense thriller grounded in real world events

Rating: 8/10 (9 January 2006)

if you are not a student of history, you might view this film as just another thriller; but if you know anything about the events of munich in 1972, you will be driven to look for a deeper meaning in each twist and turn of the road.
why were the israeli atheletes slaughtered? is israel's relentless quest for retaliation justice or revenge? you might come into the film pondering these questions but soon you will be drawn to the action and the conscience of one man: avner. he is played to perfection by eric bana. strong yet sensitive, focused yet torn by doubts, he is the perfect hero for this film.
the rest of the cast and the settings are superb. only one criticism: trim about 15 minutes off the running time and this film would rate a 10.