Worst Spielberg ever.

Rating: 1/10 (13 February 2006)

Usually excellent director Stephen Spielberg (q.v. Saving Private Ryan) seems to have lost it with this confused and confusing mess. As a thriller there's no thrill: No surprises, no twists, no suspense, no interest, and no coherent point of view. By trying (unsuccessfully) to pander to Arab hatred and bigotry simultaneously with sticking (barely) to the basic outline of what should be a strongly pro-Israel story, Spielberg has produced morally equivocal pablum of no interest to anyone. This lousy film should act as a warning to all artists in whatever medium against lying in order to curry favor with tyrants or hate mongers, be they Nazis, Communists, Islamofascists, or any other brand of villain.