Operation Finale

As origens e o curso da operação parecem simplistas para um assunto político-criminal tão sério como este. Simplista no sentido de um retrato das personagens de género e demasiado propositado para tornar o tema num filme recompensador para o público. Dramático e arrepiante, como deveria ser principalmente, mas não é muito. Ganha o afeto do espetador através duma beleza formal e de um elenco agradável em vez de uma experiência dramática envolvente. Os highlights do filme são os diálogos íntimos entre Oscar Isaac e Ben Kingsley, ambos interpretando bem, mas nenhum dos dois deixa uma marca significativa no espetador. Ainda assim, gostei de o ver, à espera de ver se algo mais ousado e enérgico surgiria. (30/10/2018)

Adolf Eichmann seems to be an attractive topic for films, as I’ve already watched an eponymous movie about him. But I must say that this one is superior in terms of acting performances. Oscar Isaac, Ben Kingsley and Mélanie Laurent are a good casting incentive for you to watch a story of a monster whose brain was wired very differently from normal people, and make you think about what Eichmann said or did. He is comparable, in my opinion, for example to the person of Breivik. Plus, Ben Kingsley can add another period flick to his filmography. I’m bowing down before him. (21/05/2020)

If this substance got into Steven Spielberg's hands, it could have been a second Munich however, this doesn't mean Operation Finale is a bad film. Not at all. The story has something to say, it's very well shot and helps itself with great music by Alexander Desplat, and the acting cast is ruled by Ben Kingsley and Oscar Isaac, although the others - lesser known actors - are not bad at all, and they were fine in their small roles. We still need to be reminded of some things and this is a good reminder... whether they stick to the facts or not. (16/03/2019)