September 5 2024 Torrent Link

18/26

This feels authentic

During the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, the American sports team must adapt to a live broadcast of Israeli athletes being held hostage by a terrorist group. I love authentic historical dramas. Especially in the eras I lived in. It’s a story I know and have seen told in various film formats over the years.

And metaphorically to a fault

As the title above suggests, this telling was the most engaging for me. I saw Spielberg’s Munich in the theater years ago and I remember still feeling like it was a bit too long and bloated. Boring even, I hate to say it. This version of the facts is more tense, the length of this film is shorter, and the clock in the film is ticking and lives are at stake.

Cigarettes are being smoked

Also, airtime. You’re in the control room of ABC’s Wide World of Sports when the 1972 Olympics in Germany are the scene of a tragic terrorist attack. Rotary phones are being used for communication. And a major crisis is unfolding in the Olympic Village.

But history is hardly ever pretty

It’s a good history lesson for Gen-Z. It’s even appropriate for grade-level history in grades, high school, and above, I think, but it’s rated R, so no. John Magaro and Ben Chaplin shine the most with their stellar performances. This is worth a trip to the movies.

It could stand to learn a little history

It wouldn’t be a terrible idea to take your middle school kid to the theater with you for this purpose. Then they’ll leave with you saying, Did it really happen?