Munich has been characterized by people that I’ve spoken to about it as either an indictment or a praise of terrorists. I’ve heard all kinds of crap. Like “Good Night and Good Luck”, or “Farenheit 9-11”, people are trying to pick this movie apart and decide just where it stands on terrorism.

What makes this movie good is that it’s none of the above at a time when it very easily could be. It’s a story of the human cost of revenge, honestly, and it favors neither side. It shows Bana’s character to be asinine and righteous, it shows the PLO to be asinine and righteous, and it shows, graphically, the consequences of the sin of wrath.

If anything, it’s an indictment of the fact that we have to live in a time where righteous vengeance is also painful despite being necessary, and that its necessity is only based on your geographical location. It’s the proverbial “One man’s terrorist” story.

All of the characters are developed, unlike in most movie, and the cinematography is just incredible on many levels. Spielberg continues to have the best cinematography in film, whether he’s doing pop summer crap or serious film.

Munich, however, is not very entertaining. And I don’t mean it has to be full of explosions and excitement and romance and big tits. I mean that this movie is long, it establishes characters that are more tangential, and it spends a lot of time getting to a point that, due to the ambiguous nature of the film, isn’t very conclusive.

The ending, like "Walk the Line", leaves you seeking resolution. We know what happened to the terrorists, but what happened to Bana’s character?

Also, it’s hard to carry a movie where you don’t like every single character for some reason or another.

Munich is not Spielberg’s best film. Like Schindler, it’s a labor of love, obviously, and something he’s doing for posterity and statement, not to make something people will want to watch again and again. That sits well with me, but not well enough to get the best possible rating. Still, a great flick, and worth at least one watch.

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