Soldato
Just in from seeing this tonight.
I must say I was fairly disappointed. It didn't seem to say as much as I was expecting it to, it seemed very focussed in on Eric Bana's character and very little else. Information about the Munich tragedy was very piece meal and didn't really set the scene that well.
Some of the film was great (the section with the Israeli army and Bana's team), some of it was mediocre and some of it was horrendous.
I have no idea why Spielberg thought it would be a good idea to jump cut from the hostages being slaughtered to Bana ******* his wife, but it really jarred with me and seemed innappropiate and very clunky directorially.
It was also quite derivative of Michael Mann in places (which isn't a bad thing) but sometimes it all felt a bit too familiar.
The film said very little politically and I wasn't emotionally engaged with the characters enough to make it a character film.
This was a huge opportunity to say a lot about the Israel/Palestine conflict and it looks like it was an opportunity missed.
6/10
I must say I was fairly disappointed. It didn't seem to say as much as I was expecting it to, it seemed very focussed in on Eric Bana's character and very little else. Information about the Munich tragedy was very piece meal and didn't really set the scene that well.
Some of the film was great (the section with the Israeli army and Bana's team), some of it was mediocre and some of it was horrendous.
I have no idea why Spielberg thought it would be a good idea to jump cut from the hostages being slaughtered to Bana ******* his wife, but it really jarred with me and seemed innappropiate and very clunky directorially.
It was also quite derivative of Michael Mann in places (which isn't a bad thing) but sometimes it all felt a bit too familiar.
The film said very little politically and I wasn't emotionally engaged with the characters enough to make it a character film.
This was a huge opportunity to say a lot about the Israel/Palestine conflict and it looks like it was an opportunity missed.
6/10
I was also confused by the end bit where the athletes are slaughtered cut in with Bana and his wife but I guess it was meant to show the end of life and beginning of another...not sure that bit really worked but great music over that part. I would recommend it.