This weekend we finally saw Munich on DVD. Just to start off, let me say that this movie was far superior to the one-dimensional and didactic Crash.
The performances were excellent, and the script framed both the situation and the resultant dilemmas very well. This movie was actually thought-provoking in a way that the Oscar winner was not.
I will say this: I have no idea what was contained in Spielberg’s comments that appeared before the movie, because we skipped them. The movie stands on its own, and while he may have had something interesting to say, I know how to watch a movie. Better to have it as an “extra,” IMO.
Still, I’d recommend this. It’s not at all happy, but it is a thoughtful look at how violence begets violence.