Munich Review

I had pretty high hopes for this movie since the premise sounded good and it was directed by Steven Spielberg, but I was disappointed. Munich isn't nearly as disappointing as War of the Worlds was, but it still wasn't very good. At 2.5+ hours, Munich is unnecesarily long, boring and slow. There are some good messages in the movie, a great 70's look to the film, some really realistic-looking action scenes and a solid performance by Eric Bana, but the positives didn't add up to make this movie worth the price of admission. Like War of the Worlds, I wonder how Yahoo! Movies can have good users and critics ratings for both Spielberg flicks. I do applaud Spielberg for presenting both sides of the conflict as having faults considering his heritage, but I am a little worried that he's dropped two disappointing films in such a short amount of time. I think Indiana Jones IV needs to come out real soon.

Munich = Wait for DVD/Average Rental

On a side note, Daniel Craig the new blonde James Bond was part of Eric Bana's team and he really pulled off the tough guy role.

Ratings warning - There are some gruesome scenes sprinkled throughout the movie. There is also full frontal male and female nudity for a brief period.