A bravest attempt in showing the real Israeli-Palestinian conflicts and world politic. Based on real incidents. Steven Spielberg is inspiring me to watch more this kind genres now. A brilliant spectacular masterpiece.

Munich, whilst not a slavishly accurate historical depiction of the events after the massacre of Israeli athletes in West Germany in 1972 is an excellent movie showing the impact that these sort of operations have on the people involved in them.Eric Bana's role as team leader Avner Kaufman is superb, bringing a real humanity to this Mossad agent. The trials and tribulations he and his team go through during the years away from Israel are many and aren't just 'brushed off' like some action movie heroes might.The other cast members are equally adept at giving a real face to their roles. Daniel Craig plays Steve, the hot-headed South African, Ciarán Hinds as Carl, the worldly, at times melancholy old soldier, Hanns Zischler as Hans, the pragmatic German 'cleaner' and Mathieu Kassovitz as Robert, the Belgian toymaker turned bomb maker.Geoffrey Rush as Ephraim, the team's Mossad 'handler' gives a excellent supporting performance as does Gila Almagor as Avner's Mother and Ayelet Zurer as Daphna Kaufman, Avner's gorgeous, supportive wife. Other important roles are played by Mathieu Amalric as Louis and Michael Lonsdale as Papa, the Frenchmen (son & father) who feed information to Avner and his team and, paradoxically, information to those hunting them.The film pulls no punches, showing the brutality and ethical dilemmas the team and those they hunt face. It's this very stance that apparently gained the film some hate from members of the Zionist Organisation of America, a highly pro-Israel group who were aghast at the Israeli's being portrayed as assassins. Unfortunately for them, it's a case of "if it quacks like a duck, it's a duck". These men hunt & kill a number of Palestinians without legal authority at the behest of their masters. Sounds pretty much a definition for an assassin to me. Equally galling to ZOA was the depiction of Palestinans as (gasp, shock) having families, feelings and even idealism and not being simple robotic fanatics.It's this very honesty that gives the film it's true character. Suggesting neither good nor bad, but merely being.Those looking for a historically accurate movie will be chagrined no doubt, but I've yet to see a movie that is a genuine truth rather than an ambiguous kaleidoscope of truth and artistic licence.I have little or no hesitation in recommending this somewhat long movie to anyone looking for a thriller with much more depth that your average flick.

When speaking of Steven Spielberg Munich is a film that isn't always mentioned as much. But it should be because this is an incredible film by him and is truly one of his best efforts. Personally I have no stake in The Israel-Palestine conflict but for those who do I can assure you that this is a very neutral movie Spielberg doesn't paint either side as heroes every character is a flawed human being who for better or worse is fighting for what they believe in. Munich pulls no punches during the massacre scene is brutal and bloody and disturbing to watch. Eric Bana is in my opinion and extremely underrated actor he blew me away in this movie he perfectly conveys his characters inexperience at first to the end where he is a wounded veteran traumatised by what he's done. That is another great thing about this movie there are consequences to the killings in this film it takes a toll on the characters and forces them to question what they're doing. A pre-bond Daniel Craig plays a supporting role in this film and he's excellent here he's such an interesting character despite the fact that he plays it a bit more simply than the others proving that he can do much more than just play James Bond. Another actor I love is in this movie Ciarán Hinds is in this film and is completely Oscar Worthy I loved his characters conflicted attitude and moral compass and was a very intriguing character thanks to Hinds captivating performance.I loved the teams dynamic in this film you just want them to all come out OK in the end and fear for them every time they put themselves in danger and like I said it's not straightforward they have conflicting opinions on what they're doing and why. The Final Shot in this movie is one of the greatest and most effective uses of symbolism I've ever seen it reflects Aavners arguments perfectly and tells us that Ever action has a reaction.I like Crash unlike most people, I love Brokeback Mountain like most people but I absolutely adore Munich I've watched it far more times that I really should have this is one of my all time favourite movies and should have won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapeted Screenplay. Even if you don't agree with the the subject matter you should watch this movie for its powerful themes of trust, doing the right thing and (in a way) justice.A+-100%

Steven Spielberg has made a lot of good historical dramas in his career. "Bridge of Spies" and "Saving Private Ryan" were both excellent, and "Schindler's List" is the best movie I've ever seen. I was looking forward to watching this movie, but unfortunately I was let down."Munich" follows a group of Israelis who are tasked with hunting down and killing the terrorists of Black September who were responsible for the Munich Massacre at the 1972 Olympic Games.To make a historical drama good, you need one of two things. You either need an interesting historical figure to base the movie around, or you need an interesting historical event that's on-screen progression will enthrall people. "Bridge of Spies" and "Schindler's List" had both of these elements. "Munich" has neither.The characters in the movie are all interchangeable with one another and have no real personality. The five members of Eric Bana's team are all the same person, except they each have a different skill.The historical story chosen doesn't have anything of interest happening in it either. It is just a typical revenge story. Even more detrimental, it does not feel like there is a satisfactory conclusion to the story. It just isn't a very interesting piece of history to make into a three hour long movie. A better piece of history to focus on would have been the actual Munich massacre instead of the aftermath.While this is a bad historical drama, I can not say in good conscious that is a bad movie. The movie is well written, well shot, well acted, and well directed for the most part. There is one scene where the way it was put together was confusing. The only technical aspect that was bad was the lighting, as every scene was saturated with light and looked ugly.There are a lot of good historical dramas out there, and a lot of good ones made by Steven Spielberg. This is not one of them.