One of the better terrorism films to come out of 9/11 America

Rating: 8/10 (25 August 2019)

The film is a deft blend of thriller, historical drama and an essay on the then-current political fall out of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Using the Munich Olympics killings and Israel response to them Spielberg explores the human cost of cyclical violence and unintentional blowback from assassinations and other possible responses to terrorism. The film manages to fairly, if briefly, represent the Palestinian side of the conflict. The film is better as a pure thriller and there's enough twits and turns to be engaging but its political themes are needed.
Unfortunately the tie-ins to 9/11 are forced. Spielberg and company try way to hard to make the analogy clear to the viewer. The film would be better merely pulling back; they should let the history speak for itself. The final shot is annoying in its obviousness. It is much like the rat in the Departed. We got the point, please don't spell it out for us.
Bana is quite good in this. His performance is a good rock to build the narrative on.