A Remarkable Picture

Rating: 10/10 (10 February 2006)

The Munich massacre always fascinated me as a young boy. When it happened I was too young remember it but when I got a little older I read about it and it became very interesting to me. This brilliant film directed by Steven Spielberg deals with the aftermath of the incident and how revenge took place. You probably already know the story so I'm not going to spend my time writing a review about the plot but about the film itself. It's an astonishing piece of film-making with powerful performances throughout and amazing direction. There are scenes in the film that are brutal and hard to watch, there is no doubt about that, but Spielberg doesn't let this flaw his movie at all. I am glad Munich has been nominated for Oscars this year but I am disappointed with the fact that Eric Bana has not been nominated. He delivers a sensational, hard-hitting turn as Avner and he is an actor of pure quality which has yet to be truly discovered in the Academy's eyes. Overall Munich is a devastating but excellent film of violence, revenge, betrayal, war and passion which is definitely one of Steven Spielberg's best. A remarkable picture.