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I happened to see Munch, er Munich last night ... and I thought it was a very good film. It's nice to see Spielberg do something worthy rather than pap like War of the Worlds or The Terminal.
I've heard complaints that the film is wishy washy for tackling both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian terrorism issue ... but what kind of crap would it be if it didn't? It's not supposed to be a gung-ho revenge movie (though it smartly plays like a caper flick to keep up the excitement level), but is rather - at its heart - an indictment of eye-for-an-eye justice, extra-legal assasination justice, and of the level good people are often forced to stoop to in order to do battle with bad people ... and the toll that takes on the human soul.
Great performances, action a'plenty, human drama and a timely moral ... all packaged by one of the world's foremost film directors. Not a bad recipe for a movie.
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