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Munich. Wow, what a

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Posted by tinear on December 23, 2005 at 18:39:31

flawed movie.
First off, Spielberg makes a disastrous decision: he actually doesn't show the Munich massacre until the end. So, we see many Palestinians killed, in quite graphic fashion, without seeing the horrific events that led to the brutal retaliations.
It doesn't help that Steven also tries to portray the chief cold-blooded assassin (the Israeli one) as an otherwise loving family man that just happens to set out to kill eleven men. As he proceeds down his retributive path, he doesn't show much of a transformation, we are TOLD of it. Of course, part of the problem is the choice of the lead: Bana is not emotive. He possesses the coldest, deadest set of eyes in Hollywood.
The other problem with the film is the perspective. The Israelis are given plenty of opportunities to show how righteous they are, with a ridiculous speech by the actress portraying Golda Meir espousing how non-violent and hating of violence the Israelis are. At some point towards the middle of the film, after many such anti-Palestinian cause pronouncements, finally the Arabs have a small say. It is as if Spielberg decided that the film would seem too Michael Moore-ish if he didn't include at least a cursory attempt to show why the Palestinians willingly set out to risk THEIR lives much as their future assassins would.
The fatal flaw of this movie, an action/adventure one, is... there was little or no suspense. None of the brilliance action techniques so apparent in Private Ryan are apparent here. There are so many poorly orchestrated climaxes that the viewer becomes exhausted. The fatigue also is a result of the film's length.
For God's sake, let's return to the studio system. Those old guys knew that, given carte blance, directors' egos would create self-destruction, in many instances. Many directors now feel that editing is a nuisance.
An energetically wielded paring knife wouldn't have saved this film but at least my butt wouldn't have fallen asleep.
I will tip my hat to the actress cast as Bana's wife: an understated performance from an actress that exuded sensuality in a natural, fleshy way. Hurrah for women with some meat on their bones!

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