Munich
December 2005
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Moira MacDonald
It's a smart, mesmerizing and often angry film, from a truly confident filmmaker, but it remains, maddeningly, just beyond our grasp.
Mick LaSalle
Everything that keeps it from being lovable could be looked upon as a virtue, and everything about it is intentional.
Steven Rea
Munich ricochets all over the place, but it hits its target dead-on.
Roger Moore
Like the superior Syriana, this isn't a Middle Eastern tale that offers much hope. It's just bloodstained history. And if we don't remember that history, Spielberg says, we learn nothing.
Stephen Whitty
The ultimate problem with Munich is that it's looking for a clear-cut answer that doesn't exist. And while it frames its final act as an argument, it's an argument it's having with itself.
Rene Rodriguez
It's a brutal, merciless, somber picture, utterly devoid of the heart-tugging sentimentality that always creeps into even his best films. It is also, unfortunately, timid when it should be bold and...
Critic reviews
Moira MacDonald
It's a smart, mesmerizing and often angry film, from a truly confident filmmaker, but it remains, maddeningly, just beyond our grasp.
Mick LaSalle
Everything that keeps it from being lovable could be looked upon as a virtue, and everything about it is intentional.
Roger Moore
Like the superior Syriana, this isn't a Middle Eastern tale that offers much hope. It's just bloodstained history. And if we don't remember that history, Spielberg says, we learn nothing.
Stephen Whitty
The ultimate problem with Munich is that it's looking for a clear-cut answer that doesn't exist. And while it frames its final act as an argument, it's an argument it's having with itself.
Rene Rodriguez
It's a brutal, merciless, somber picture, utterly devoid of the heart-tugging sentimentality that always creeps into even his best films. It is also, unfortunately, timid when it should be bold and...
Jack Mathews
The failure of a movie that is so good in so many ways leaves me to wonder if Spielberg is up to this kind of complex, multitasking story.
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Cast and credits
Actors | Eric Bana, Geoffrey Rush, Daniel Craig, Lynn Cohen, Ciaran Hinds, Mathieu Kassovitz, Hanns Zischler, Ayelet Zurer, Michael Lonsdale |
Producers | Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Barry Mendel, Colin Wilson |
Director | Steven Spielberg |
Writers | Tony Kushner, Eric Roth |
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Run time
163 minutes
Rating
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