Spielberg described Munich as his 'prayer for peace,' yet his movie strangely lacks the eloquence and yearning of a prayer.
CommentAug 20, 2010
Munich (2005)
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Reviews Counted:197
Fresh:153
Rotten:44
Average Rating:7.5/10
Consensus: Steven Spielberg’s examination of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the aftermath of the Munich assassinations is politically even-handed and cinematically visceral.
Theatrical Release: Dec 23, 2005 Wide
Box Office: $47.4M
Synopsis: 'Munich' recounts the dramatic story of the secret Israeli squad assigned to track down and assassinate 11 Palestinians believed to have planned the... [More]
Starring: Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Ciarán Hinds, Mathieu Kassovitz
Director: Steven Spielberg
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REVIEWS FOR MUNICH
Laceratingly charged, thunderstriken virtually, by Spielberg's deeply felt moral analysis
Aug 30, 2009
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Apr 29, 2009
There's about an hour's worth of greatness in Munich.
Aug 25, 2008
A longing for home is the central core to Spielberg's powerful dissertation.
Apr 27, 2008
Munich is one of those rare films that transcends art and taps directly into the consciousness of a hate-battered world.
Feb 28, 2008
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Jan 15, 2008
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Aug 16, 2007
Munich also succeeds where some of Spielberg's other films have not in its lack of his usual sentimentality.
Jul 10, 2007
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.
May 25, 2007
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Feb 3, 2007
Top CriticMuddled liberal Zionist politics. Even worse as a film.
Dec 15, 2006
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Nov 11, 2006
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Oct 30, 2006
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.
Sep 27, 2006
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Sep 10, 2006
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.
Aug 16, 2006
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.
Jul 16, 2006
...it's difficult to imagine just what Spielberg was hoping to accomplish with this disastrously inept piece of work.
Jun 28, 2006
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Jun 24, 2006
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November 16, 2009:
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April 16, 2008:
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December 21, 2006:
Box Office Guru Preview: Museum Open For Business Over Crowded Christmas Weekend
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July 27, 2006:
Trailer Bulletin: Eric Bana & Drew Barrymore in "Lucky You"
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