Munich:A Modern Masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (2 February 2006)

After seeing Munich today.I have to just say "WOW".This is one of the best films i have ever seen.That i think can join other movies like:The Lord Of The Rings series,Godfather series,J.F.K.,The Third Man.Etc...As being a masterpiece.The plot:.In the 1972 Olympic Games.That were held in Munich.Eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage at a hotel and murdered by a group called The Black September.To fight back the attack by The Black September.The Israeli government gets a group of agents to track down the people who set up and did the killing.The film then gets going with its main plot.The main agent Eric"The Hulk,Troy)Bana gets information from people working in The CIA and The KGB.He gets an informer who he has to pay to get information on where the people are.Black September then gets told by The CIA,that they can only go after the people who are in Europe.The mission starts off easy...But in the end not everyone will be around to finish the mission. View on the film: The Screenplay.This must be on of the best scripts written in the last ten years.The writers make sure to acknowledge the "real events" in the film.But make sure it does not take over the film and turn into a "slow history lesson".The other thing they make sure to do is build the main characters and build very good side-plots,so it does not turn into a movie about agents killing a bunch of people on a list (ie:Kill Bill).The acting: I have to say that all of the cast work great as an ensemble.Every role from the main characters to the support.BUT-i have to highlight Eric Bana and Daniel Craig.Who steal every scene in the movie (how did they not get an Oscar nom?),and make your eyes stick to the screen. Direction:Wow!.This is some of the best work Spielberg has done.While there are some bits that feel "simalar" to some of Spielbergs favourite directors (Hitchcock and Coppaler being the main ones in this movie)But Spielberg makes sure this is his own movie.Another thing he does well is to not let the violence go over-the-top.He makes sure to show how a killing of someone affects the characers in the movie.At first i was unsure if Spielberg was the right person for this movie,but its great to see i was proved wrong. Final view on the film: If you want to see one of the best movies in the last six years and one of Spielbergs best make sure to see this.