39/33
During the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, an American sports broadcast team must adapt to a live broadcast of Israeli athletes being held hostage by a terrorist group. This was Regal’s Monday Mystery Movie on December 9th. I wasn’t expecting this as I hadn’t heard much about it, but as soon as the movie started I was intrigued because I knew the story it was based on. It covers the events of September 5th, 1972, the hostage situation perpetrated by Palestinian terrorists against the Israeli team during the Olympics in Munich, Germany. This movie doesn’t delve into the politics of the situation, but instead focuses on the ABC sports news crew who had to struggle to cover the events as they unfolded. It was well-told and edited exceptionally well, with a combination of real footage from the event mixed together with the actors’ performances. I was very impressed with how this was all done and I also enjoyed watching the story unfold through the eyes of the news crew. It was interesting to see how they had to think quickly on their feet to be able to cover as much of what was happening as possible. It was also interesting to see "behind the scenes" of news coverage – back when the mainstream news media actually acted with ethics. Or tried to. This is not an action movie, but I was engaged the entire time and was not bored at all. It is also a fairly short film, running about 90 minutes (although it seemed longer, because of everything that was happening). Recommended. Expect a video review soon.