This is a great movie about the emotions involved in the aftermath of the attacks, but lacks historical facts

Rating: 9/10 (17 January 2006)

This movie is done in the vein of the countless other historical epics that Spielberg has directed, and will move anyone who sees it. While it is based on true life events, it appears as though it is mainly directed toward connecting the events in the film to our modern day struggle with terrorism, rather than simply stating the facts. Largely unknown to most of the "Munich" audience, another movie was made for TV based on the same novel by George Jonas almost exactly twenty years ago called, "The Sword of Gideon." I watched this movie about two years ago, and while it doesn't convey as much emotion as "Munich" (i.e. lower budget and non-inventive camera work), it does cover a larger time-line with many more facts. There tends to be definite political statement made in "Munich", and therefore I would recommend seeing both movies to get the big picture. If at all possible, watch the "Sword of Gideon" first to get a more historical background, and then watch "Munich". If you just watched "Munich", and are wondering what happened to Avner beyond where the movie leaves off, watch "Sword of Gideon".