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Spielberg is a grand technician—he builds technically well-made movies. But he is a terrible director of actors. A good cast drifts and struggles. And in this film, as usual, he has nothing to say other than: "I'm Steven Spielberg, I'm Jewish, and I'm fair." This over-long, over-indulged, underwhelming attempt to explore the continuing aftermath of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre suffers from much money spent, production finished, let's call it a film. The Eric Roth/Tony Kushner script is so badly written it wouldn't have made it through a first-time pitch if it weren't for their pal, Steven. As with "AI", Hollywood mover-shaker Spielberg has the position to grab important properties without the personal artistry to do them justice. He simply does not have a filmmaker's vision.

Arthur Meiselman

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