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Munich (2005)

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Reviews Counted: 191

Fresh: 147

Rotten:44

Average Rating: 7.4/10

Consensus: Steven Spielberg’s examination of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the aftermath of the Munich assassinations is politically even-handed and cinematically visceral.

Runtime: 2 hrs 44 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Dec 23, 2005 Wide

Box Office: $47,379,090

Synopsis: A thought-provoking surprise from famed director Steven Spielberg, MUNICH explores the aftereffects of the brutal terrorist attacks on the Israeli athletic team at that German city's 1972 Olympic... A thought-provoking surprise from famed director Steven Spielberg, MUNICH explores the aftereffects of the brutal terrorist attacks on the Israeli athletic team at that German city's 1972 Olympic games. Loosely adapted from the book VENGEANCE by Hungarian George Jonas, the script was largely written by the provocative, award-winning playwright Tony Kushner (ANGELS IN AMERICA), who lends an incisive intelligence to the dialogue. The film begins with the violent sequence of the terrorists carrying out their attacks on the Israelis; a bloody and gruesome sequence that is deftly and beautifully handled by Spielberg and his brilliant cinematographer, Januzs Kaminski. Back in Israel, we meet the handsome and charming Avner, deeply in love with his beautiful, pregnant wife. Domestic bliss is short-lived however; immediately following these "Black September" attacks, Avner (THE HULK's Eric Bana), the son of an Israeli hero, is summoned by his country's famed secret service agency, the Mossad, to carry out violent retaliations against those Palestinian terrorists allegedly behind the Munich massacre. Commanded from afar by prickly government agent Ephraim (the inimitable Geoffrey Rush), Avner and his team of handpicked men--pugnacious South African Steve (Daniel Craig), goofy ex-toy maker Robert (French actor Matthieu Kassovitz), morally conflicted Carl (Ciaran Hinds), and terse professional Hans (Hanns Zischler)--must deal with some shady, nefarious international figures as they track down their Palestinian prey. Their mission takes them everywhere, from the villas of Rome to a seedy hotel in Cyprus, and with each successful kill, Avner's iron will begins to dissolve, and guilt and doubt begin to take hold of his conscience. Strong performances (particularly by the magnetic Eric Bana), gripping action, moral complexity, and a political urgency make the film not only consistently entertaining, but enormously important. Kushner and Spielberg work together to make it clear that the past informs the present, and the lingering final shot should leave viewers with much to think about. [More]

Starring: Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Geoffrey Rush, Mathieu Kassovitz

Starring: Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Geoffrey Rush, Mathieu Kassovitz, Hanns Zischler, Ciaran Hinds, Marie-Josee Croze, Gila Almagor, Ayelet Zorer

Director: Steven Spielberg

Director: Steven Spielberg
Screenwriter: Tony Kushner, Eric Roth
Producer: Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg, Barry Mendel, Colin Wilson
Composer: John Williams
Studio: Universal Pictures

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04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

There's about an hour's worth of greatness in Munich.

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08/25/08
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

A longing for home is the central core to Spielberg's powerful dissertation.

Full Review Source: Projection Booth | comment Comment
04/27/08
Rob Humanick
Projection Booth

Munich is one of those rare films that transcends art and taps directly into the consciousness of a hate-battered world.

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02/28/08
Brandon Fibbs
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01/15/08
Garth Franklin
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08/16/07
Geoff Andrew
Time Out New York

Munich also succeeds where some of Spielberg's other films have not in its lack of his usual sentimentality.

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07/10/07
Felix Gonzalez Jr.
DVD Review

Ever so subtly, Spielberg masterfully conveys the toll which the inordinate tension of their job and the mechanics of their methods take on his subjects' souls.

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05/25/07
Kam Williams
Upstage Magazine
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02/03/07
Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post
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Muddled liberal Zionist politics. Even worse as a film.

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12/15/06
Louis Proyect
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11/11/06
Stuart Klawans
Nation
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10/30/06
Sky Hirschkron
Stylus Magazine

While we may or may not agree with Spielberg's take, to his credit he has asked us to address our current concerns by taking a step back and looking at the bigger picture.

Full Review Source: Christianity Today | comment Comment
09/27/06
Peter T. Chattaway
Christianity Today

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09/10/06
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

Spielberg described Munich as his 'prayer for peace,' yet his movie strangely lacks the eloquence and yearning of a prayer.

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09/02/06
Jay Antani
Perihelion Journal

Let us start from the dual positions that sex can (potentially) bring us closer to God and that cinema, in and of itself, is a holy medium given to the transcendent.

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08/16/06
Keith Uhlich
Reverse Shot

Visualmente impecable, temáticamente poderosa y emocionalmente honesta, es una muestra de que el cine puede y debe tener un compromiso social que nos obligue a utilizar las neuronas.

Full Review Source: Moviola | comment Comment
07/16/06
Jorge Avila Andrade
Moviola

...it's difficult to imagine just what Spielberg was hoping to accomplish with this disastrously inept piece of work.

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06/28/06
David Nusair
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06/24/06
Time Out

Spielberg trades in hollow, spuriously cinematic gestures and in explicitly topical politics that I suspect will render this movie embarrassingly dated before decade’s end.

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05/12/06
Jonathan Kiefer
Sacramento News & Review
 
 
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