I love authentic historic dramas. Especially, in eras in which I have lived. This seems authentic. It's a story of which I am familiar and have seen told in various formats of film through the years.
As stated in the above title, I found this telling most interesting of all.
I saw Spielberg's Munich in the theater years ago and I remember still feeling that it was a bit overlong and bloated. Even boring, I hate to say. And metaphorical to a fault.
This version of the facts is more taut, the run time for this film is shorter, and the clock is ticking in the movie, and the lives at stake.
Also, airtime. You are in the control room of ABC's Wide World of Sports when the tragic terrorist events occur during the Olympics in Germany in 1972.
Cigarettes are smoked. Rotary dial telephones are used for communication.
And there is a major crisis unfolding in the Olympic village.
It's a good history lesson for Gen-Z.
Even appropriate for grade level history in classrooms, middle school and up, I would think but it's rated R, so no.
But history is hardly ever pretty.
John Magaro and Ben Chaplin shine most brightly with their stellar performances.
This is worth a trip to the cinema.
It wouldn't be a terrible idea to bring your high school aged child to the theater with you for this one.
They could stand to learn a little history.
They'll walk out with you afterwards and say, Did that really happen?
