![]() It's mostly Isaac talking with Kingsley, and while their conversations are entertaining, it's yet another preview of a better movie that we're never going to have delivered. Why not get on a boat as soon as possible and sail to another country to fly away, one less friendly to former Nazis? There aren't really any set pieces where their cover might be blown. I'm assuming the filmmakers were accurately telling the true story, but you start to question why the spies are taking their sweet time. The majority of the film is the spy team holding him in a secret location and interrogating him, while the surprisingly Nazi-coddling police force of Argentina hunts for their location. This story should be exciting, it should be fascinating, it should be compelling, and for stretches it can be, but Operation Finale errs in capturing Eichmann too quickly. Oscar Isaac (The Last Jedi) leads the Israeli spies as they plot to kidnap Eichmann, get him to admit his guilt for the Holocaust in writing, and smuggle him out of the country and to Israel to stand trail for the deaths of millions. ![]() He's been hiding in Argentina for years and giving public lectures, which isn't helpful with keeping a low profile. It's based on the true story of an Israeli team of spies that located Adolph Eichmann (Ben Kingsley), one of Hitler's lieutenants who authored The Final Solution. Operation Finale is one of those kinds of movies that is just good enough to make me wish it had been better. The tension throughout the entirety of the third act is expertly crafted as well and there are some genuine white knuckle moments, but by the time the credits begin to roll there is a stern sense of appreciation without the film holding the stern sense of influence one might imagine to linger given the powerful true events the film is based on. It also took me some time to recognize Joe Alwyn of Billy Lynnï¿ 1/2(TM)s Long Halftime Walkï¿ 1/2(TM)s, but the young actor does a notable job of pulling the viewer into his charming character before realizing what side of the line he falls on (the kid is one to watch this fall too given heï¿ 1/2(TM)s netted roles in Mary Queen of Scots and The Favourite). ![]() The top-tier casting is here with Oscar Isaac and Ben Kingsley relishing in their testy dynamic, Nick Kroll shows off heï¿ 1/2(TM)s very much interested in doing work as he gets a more prominent role here than he did in Loving while Mï¿ 1/2 (C)lanie Laurent is largely and unfortunately wasted. ![]() ![]() Has my taste really progressed and expanded that much in six years?īesides causing some self-exploration though, Operation Finale is a perfectly competent thriller that lacks any sense of grandeur or artistry that makes it worth seeing on the big screen. Of course, Argo was a well-respected and well-received film upon initial release and part of me has to wonder whether Operation Finale suffers from having so recently experienced such a similar and more charismatically executed version of this story or if I really do need to go back and watch Argo with fresh eyes. Like Argo (and no doubt countless others Iï¿ 1/2(TM)m unaware of), but with nazis and without the elaborate facade. ![]()
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