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A team of secret agents set out to track down the Nazi officer who masterminded the Holocaust.
This is an easy review to write. I could wrap it up in just a few words; A must -see! Thrilling! But I’ll give you a little more reason to spend your hard-earned dollars and free time. But in the end, my recommendation will still be, “Trust me on this one! See it!” Yes, you know how it ends. But I promise you, you’ll be on the edge of your seat during the entire film. P.S. – You knew how the Titanic wound up and you still went to see it, didn’t you?
The film opens in Argentina, a country that was notoriously sympathetic to Germans wishing to flee their homeland and shed their Nazi identities. A crack team of Mossad agents, acting on somewhat irrefutable evidence, attempt to capture the man they believe is Adolf Eichmann, one of the chief architects of the Holocaust. He has been hiding with his family and working as a foreman in a Mercedes factory.
Capturing Eichmann is one thing, but actually transporting him to Israel to stand trial is quite another. The outcome hinges on the ability of the team to convince Eichmann to sign an extradition statement. The always wonderful Ben Kingsley plays Eichmann, who even as a captive, has ramrod straight posture. Oscar Isaac (looking like a young Omar Sharif with a mustache) is terrific as the agent Peter Malkin, a maverick who has a personal ax to grind. And I must mention Nick Kroll (Rafi Eitan), who brings a touch of levity to an otherwise deadly serious landscape. Director Chris Weitz does an excellent job of keeping the suspense at DEFCON 5 levels.
Forget Tom Cruise, this is the real Mission Impossible. And the best part is that it’s not a Hollywood make-believe story, but one of true heroism. So what are you waiting for?
Rated PG-13 for disturbing thematic content and related violent images, and for some language.
Reprinted with permission of the TJP.
Now playing in theaters
