has much more depth than it is given credit for here

Rating: 10/10 (12 February 2006)

perhaps some people need the subtleties to be made a little more obvious. rather than have the WTC towers in the distance at the end, spielberg should have done an extreme close up shot
also leave any baggage you may have at home before going to see this film. luckily for me i sit squarely on the fence, and have no admiration for either side on the subject of israel and palestine
that out the way, lets talk about the movie... firstly Bana's performance has to be given a serious amount of credit here. fantastic casting. Daniel Craig is also amazing. consider for one moment what this movie would have been like with george clooney and brad pitt as the leads, the latter would be trying every obvious trick in the book to steal scenes. Craig on the other hand thoroughly leaves Bana space to perform and yet still manages to grab your attention
the score is also tense and gripping. costume and makeup really capture the era and show Bana's gradual physical disintegration from tanned and healthy to gaunt and world weary
the film straddles the line very well avoiding favouritism for either side. israel of course comes of worse as a result... Banas team slowly become jaded and uncertain about who they are working for. this sets the stage very well for the real world developments that were to occur later on down the line with 911 and its aftermath. A number of questions are intelligently presented here if you allow yourself to be receptive to them. for example how many leaderless 'teams' have been available in recent years, open for manipulation? and what would they be capable?
Mixed with some exciting action scenes, this is a tight story and is presented with good length. Go see it.