12/48
During the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, an American sports broadcast team must adapt to live coverage of Israeli athletes being held hostage by a terrorist group. Juliette Ménager is featured in the casting department of both This Film and Munich (2005). I love authentic historical dramas. Especially in the eras I lived in. This one seems to be true. It’s a story I’m familiar with and have seen told in various formats in various films over the years. As the title suggests, I found this one to be the most interesting of all. I saw Spielberg’s Munich many years ago. I remember the theater years ago and still finding it a bit long and bloated. Although boring, I hate to say it. And metaphorical to a fault. This true version is much tighter, the running time of this film is shorter, and the movie clock is ticking, and lives are at stake. Also, airtime. You’re in the control room of ABC’s Wide World of Sports during the 1972 Olympics in Germany when tragic terrorist attacks occur. Cigarettes are being smoked. Rotary dial telephones are used for communication. A major crisis is unfolding in the Olympic Village. It’s a good history lesson for Gen-Z. I think it would be appropriate for classrooms, middle school, and even high school history. But it’s rated R, so no. But history is not pretty at all. John Magaro and Ben Chaplin shine even brighter with their great performances. This is worth a trip to the cinema. It’s not a terrible idea to bring your high school-aged child to the theater with you for this. They can stand to learn a little history. They’ll leave with it. You say later, did that really happen?
