Munich (2005)

Academy Awards, USA 2006

Nominated Oscar	Best Motion Picture of the Year Kathleen Kennedy Steven Spielberg Barry Mendel
	Best Achievement in Directing Steven Spielberg
	Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay Tony Kushner Eric Roth
	Best Achievement in Film Editing Michael Kahn
	Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score John Williams

Universal Pictures
Directed by Steven Spielberg
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Blu-ray, DreamWorks)

Following the kidnapping and murder of Israeli athletes by Palestinian terrorists at the Munich Olympic games, the Israeli government secretly assembles a team to kill those responsible. Eric Bana resigns from his intelligence job to be the leader of the assassination squad: a rag-tag group of Jewish nationalists from around the world.  One by one, they seek out the terrorists in cities across Europe and the Middle East, murdering them by various grisly methods. In between jobs they question the morality of their mission, with Bana in particular having second thoughts about leaving behind his pregnant wife. Potentially intriguing story is marred by over-the-top, gruesome violence and bland performance by Bana.