IMDB plot summary: During the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, an American sports broadcasting team must adapt to live coverage of the Israeli athletes being held hostage by a terrorist group.
Directed by Tim Fehlbaum. Starring Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, and Ben Chaplin.
September 5 tells the story of the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where the Israeli Olympic team was kidnapped and then murdered. We see the story through the eyes of the American sports reporters on the ground who found themselves covering hard news rather than the Olympic games they had anticipated. We've seen this story told in blockbuster film before, with Stephen Spielberg's Munich, but the journalistic angle taken here does set it apart to make both worth a watch, although Spielberg's version was significantly more engaging for me. So much of this side of the story necessitates just... sitting around and waiting for information to come in, and that can leave you antsy for more to happen. The acting and cinematography here both are unflashy but very competent, and there are some very moving high-stakes moments in the second half of the film that are paced perfectly. Overall, though, this is something that faded pretty quickly from my memory after watching it. It's not a bad movie by any means, but it didn't make an impact on me.
How it entered my Flickchart:
September 5 > David Copperfield (1935)
September 5 < In the Name of the Father
September 5 < The Pianist
September 5 < Borstal Boy
September 5 > The Client
September 5 < Batman (1989)
September 5 > Malcolm & Marie
September 5 < Reality Bites
September 5 < The Ladykillers (2004)
September 5 < A Few Good Men
September 5 < Blow Dry
September 5 < The Group
Final spot: #1861 out of 4040, or 54%.
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