
Director Chris Weitz's historical thriller is based on the story of how a group of Israeli secret agents arrested notorious SS officer Adolf Eichmann - the man who masterminded the "Final Solution" - in Argentina. Oscar Isaac plays the legendary Mossad agent Peter Malkin, while Ben Kingsley plays his emotionally manipulative arch-nemesis. After tracking Eichmann down to Buenos Aires, Malkin and his men captured him and brought him to Israel for a historic 8-month trial.... (Full plot summary below)
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Director Chris Weitz's historical thriller is based on the story of how a group of Israeli secret agents arrested notorious SS officer Adolf Eichmann - the man who masterminded the "Final Solution" - in Argentina. Oscar Isaac plays the legendary Mossad agent Peter Malkin, while Ben Kingsley plays his emotionally manipulative arch-nemesis. After tracking Eichmann down to Buenos Aires, Malkin and his men captured him and brought him to Israel for a historic 8-month trial.
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| AV ClubMike D'AngeloOperation Finale means to embody the banality of evil, but it’s mostly mired in plain old banality. |
| Boston HeraldJames VerniereOscar Isaac and Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley perform psychological tango in real-life Nazi cloak and dagger thriller. |
| The Weekend WarriorEdward DouglasA political thriller that's relevant to the times without hitting the viewer over the head with that fact ... but also a fairly entertaining film in the vein of Argo and others. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordAlmost everything about the film is disjointed... |
| World of ReelJordan RuimyYou are always aware that what you are watching, up there on-screen, are actors re-creating true events, rather than the true events, much like in "Munich," coming to life and making you care about the sheer enormity of what's at stake. |
| Laramie Movie ScopeRobert RotenWatching this, I was reminded of a similar kind of story structure in the award-winning film, 'Argo'. This film isn't as good as 'Argo,' but it isn't bad, either. It is well-acted and the story is compelling. |
| Mad About Movies PodcastBrian GillAnother historical drama that conflates an important story with good storytelling. The cast does an admiral job of attempting to raise the material but Operation Finale struggles tonally almost from the first scene. |
| Daily Journal (Kankakee, IL)Pamela PowellWhile there are some issues with pacing and editing as well as Isaac's performance, Operation Finale is an important part of history that should not be forgotten. |
| FilmDrunkVincent ManciniHas some worthy meditation on the elusive nature of justice, even if it doesn't go much beyond the original "banality of evil" assessment of Eichmann. In any case it's worth it just for seeing Ben Kingsley and Oscar Isaac together. |
| Saporta Report (Atlanta)Eleanor Ringel CaterSadly, Operation Finale ultimately feels like one of those good-for-you, eat-your-veggies pictures. It tells an important story well enough, but fails to move from conscionable to compelling. |