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(1 - 50) of 54 OFCS Rating: 81% Fresh Page   12   > Next "[T]he brow-scrunching and ethical debates don't grow out of the assassinations, they merely follow them, and are not only inadequate but irrelevant."   Blogcritics.org   Alan Dale 5/10 "A thoroughly sickening motion picture experience."   Freeze Dried Movies   Brian Juergens B+ "Bana's desperation is carefully performed, sold with golden Spielberg moments of intricate shot construction, some reaching Hitchcockian heights in their complexity and flair."   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf 4/5 "a brave attempt to wrestle with the impossible"   Filmcritic.com   Chris Barsanti A ""Munich" is at once a deeply disturbing and ardently effective film that operates successfully as a political thriller and as a cautionary tale."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "Munich is about the shifting meanings the city's name took on after that dire moment, the shorthand it became for survivors, historians, and avengers."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 5/5 "It is a thriller with a heart, a message movie with suspense. It is smarter than most Hollywood films could ever hope to be."   eFilmCritic.com   David Cornelius A+ "The most intelligently directed film of the year, 'Munich' is a political thriller that sets its stage in 1972 and plays out in 2006."   EDGE Boston   David Foucher 2/4 "Rambling and naïve -- surely not what the director intended."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   David N. Butterworth 1.5/4 "...it's difficult to imagine just what Spielberg was hoping to accomplish with this disastrously inept piece of work."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair B "An uneven thriller."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 2.5/4 "Every time one's interest begins to lag there is a tense or memorably gory scene to pep things up when it's needed it most."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman 4/5 "Entre la complejidad casi documental de su trama y su impecable ejecución cinematográfica, las casi tres horas de duración no se sienten."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio A- "One of his best films, a riveting political thriller that's as thought-provoking as it is exciting."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 4/4 "Daniel Craig echoes the sentiment of soldiers and architects for peace everywhere, "Let us do our job." That's all Spielberg is doing and he does it better than anyone."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress "Munich also succeeds where some of Spielberg's other films have not in its lack of his usual sentimentality."   DVD Review   Felix Gonzalez Jr. 4/4 "Munich es un gran filme, pero lo más admirable no son sus atributos cinematográficos sino la valentía de su director."   Doncinema.com   Flavio J. Arosemena C+ "For all its craftsmanship, the film never cuts to the bone...may not leave one cold, but at most it leaves you lukewarm; and in a tale like this one, that's just not enough."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 2/5 "You cannot make a convincing case against terrorism by showing one graphic scene after another of cold-blooded murder."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 4/4 "A film of uncommon depth, intelligence, and sensitivity, Munich defies easy labeling."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3/5 "A frequently powerful, gripping (if overlong) film, made all the stronger by the fact that Spielberg doesn't try to force-fit an audience-pleasing coda into the final act."   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 2/4 "Spielberg described Munich as his 'prayer for peace,' yet his movie strangely lacks the eloquence and yearning of a prayer."   Perihelion Journal   Jay Antani 3/4 "A melodramatic yet accessible drama that's perfectly in keeping with the politically turbulent times."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 9/10 "It's refreshing to see Spielberg operating outside his usual comfort zone in an open-ended public exploration."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 7/10 "All in all, a great movie with an excellent showing by Bana, that dares to ask important questions about the ongoing issues in the Middle East."   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo 5/5 "A thoughtful and moving film with a heart so many Hollywood productions fail to find."   FilmFocus   Joe Utichi "Munich is a well crafted, mind numbing, and brutal film, a reminder that film can mirror current events without too much sacrifice."   Light Views   John Larsen 5/10 "Spectacularly tedious."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 3.5/4 "What struck me so stunningly by Steven Spielberg's latest, beyond its pure thrill ride appeal, is that so much goes on beyond the surface of our routine, monotonous lives to afford us the luxury of routine, monotonous lives"   Bangitout.com   Jordan Hiller 4/4 "Visualmente impecable, temáticamente poderosa y emocionalmente honesta, es una muestra de que el cine puede y debe tener un compromiso social que nos obligue a utilizar las neuronas."   Moviola   Jorge Avila Andrade 4/5 "click to read review [Greek]"   Movies for the Masses   Joseph Proimakis 4/4 "Let us start from the dual positions that sex can (potentially) bring us closer to God and that cinema, in and of itself, is a holy medium given to the transcendent."   Reverse Shot   Keith Uhlich 4/4 "Spielberg doesn't shy away from the violence, making it as extreme and disgusting as it should be."   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest B "Spielberg's themes are often presented too broadly, with the human need for a place to call one's own hammered on until we expect to see ET himself phone home."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 4/5 "Spielberg ha dejado algo claro: el ser humano sigue siendo la misma bestia sin razón."   Cinenganos   Luis Martinez 3.5/4 "Spielberg and screenwriters Eric Roth and Pulitzer prize-winner Tony Kushner mute the superspy machinations in favor of examining the mission's personal and political ramifications."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 4/4 "Devastating in its vision of political strife concentrated down to its fundamental human core."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik 8/10 "Eric Bana leads a cast of familiar actors in a tense but realistic looks at the dirty business of undercover work."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Mark R. Leeper 3.5/4 "A great conversation starter that suffers from Spielberg's penchant for mass entertainment"   Movie Habit   Marty Mapes 3.5/4 "It's inspiring that an ultra-successful director and a major Hollywood studio would have the guts to take on such an intense topic."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan A "Spielberg and Kushner do not just show us all sides; they show Avner and his team all sides, and let the characters and the audience agonize over what they and we have become."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 3/4 "Munich's equitable lip service to opinions all along the ideological spectrum proves less compelling than its portrayal of its lead character's crumbling sense of self."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 5/5 "O filme mais corajoso da carreira de Steven Spielberg."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 3.5/5 "[Spielberg] raises some serious questions about the efficacy of violence, it's just too bad he felt the need to sugarcoat the message in order to broaden the film's appeal"   Film Threat   Pete Vonder Haar 4/5 "The earnest, artistic approach is far too indulgent, but the themes the film examines are urgent and essential."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline A "If there's one thing the film certainly is not, it's simple."   Projection Booth   Rob Humanick B+ "[Its] greatest asset is the singular rejection of its director's characteristic optimism, presenting a tale that defies absolutes in favor of a messy, complex reality."   Flipside Movie Emporium   Rob Vaux B "A thought-provoking, powerful, uneven film about the costs of revenge."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten 4/4 "Spielberg's first R-rated film since Saving Private Ryan finds the director shedding the kid gloves that have minimized the impact of his recent thrillers."   Eclipse Magazine   Sean O'Connell "The problem with Munich is that Spielberg has made a beautifully crafted, intelligent picture that raises some very complicated, and not easily dismissed, moral questions -- only ultimately to find the easiest way to dismiss them."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek  (1 - 50) of 54 OFCS Rating: 81% Fresh Page   12   > Next