Watched all four Entebbe films in a row. Interesting to see how these different productions tackle the same exact incident. This one is obviously the most modern yet the choice to be intercutting the events with a dance performance being practiced and then performed by Israel's Batsheva Dance Company most definitely leans the film towards nationalism.

Due to lack of time, I can't add much to these logs for now. :(
Maybe in the future.

Watched a Blu-ray rented from Netflix

E-One. Cinema
2.39:1
Color + Monochrome 
Codex
12A

“Welcome to Entebbe, Uganda”

Padilha’s Entebbe (7 Days in Entebbe) takes an interesting and distinctive voice in showcasing a terrifying incident of tragic and frightening malice without taking either side of the story. It is one of the weakest, yet most interesting aspects of Entebbe, due to the lack of moral condemnation from the film neglecting to showcase a clear antagonist throughout. The film does, however, thread an aspect of a parallel storyline with an element of experimental filmmaking which opens and closes said film and the results are purely stunning thanks to composer Rodrigo Amarante. Unfortunately, poor structure in the final act, which feels drastically cut short and rushed, presumably to showcase the visceral experience of the mission itself, fails to arouse a deep feeling of either animosity or tension.

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Don't exactly agree with everyone criticizing this for being an objective representation of Operation Entebbe! It's much worse! It empathizes with Israel as a whole, but only the white members of the PFLP. There is some interesting discourse there -- German revolutionaries worried about optics that recall Nazism -- but it was all overshadowed (in my eyes at least) by the lack of complexity given to the brown Palestinian revolutionaries, and the black Ugandan military. The former are all reduced to snarling villains, and the latter is given no lines or screen time, save for Idi Amin.

Think this could have been serviceable, if not still dull, but Eddie Marsan just does not work here and is seriously difficult to watch.

Despite a solid opening act and strong performances from Daniel Bruhl and especially Rosamund Pike, "7 Days in Entebbe" is a bit of a chore to sit through. The fascinating true story is told in the dullest fashion and outside of the first act there wasn't a moment of tension felt. This isn't an awful or offensive movie it's just a plain old boring one.

The performances were rather staid, but it's an important event in history that needs to be talked about. Several larger than life characters were in the movie including Ugandan President Idi Amin and the brother of Israel's current prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. I was impressed by the number of languages spoken: English, French, German, Hebrew, and perhaps some Arabic. Rosamund Pike played a German, speaking with an accent, resulting in a pretty decent effort.

Vegan alert:
They refer to the meat they're serving to the hostages as crocodile.

This is the 176th film I've seen using Movie Pass.

Y'all made so many jokes now Daniel Brühl only takes roles where his characters say "I am not a Nazi"

who wanted this

Insightful film about the hijack of an Air France plane by a combined group of Palestine and Baader Meinhoff terrorists. It rlies heavily on the thought of Germans holding Jewish citizens of Israel captive and the depravity of that. There are some courageous political moments concerning Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Perez, but you have to see that for yourself. Not as bad as IMDB indicates, but no classic either. Great work of the Batsheva Dance Company. You will know when you see them.

A bland, expository recount of a remarkable true story, 7 Days in Entebbe represents another dull English-language misfire from director José Padilha, with shallow characters, on-the-nose dialogue, and barely-there tension.

It's basically a by the numbers historical action drama. The cast don't get much to to do, everyone has their one note. It looks good and it sounds great and the dance troupe is impressive but overall... yeah it's fine.

R: 6 , 720x302 , AC3 5.1 , 106:41 ,

Siento que hay varias cosas que no entendí, y que la película pudo haber sido mejor si las hubiese entendido.
Es una película interesante.

C'è tipo Chef Rubio che invade Israele.

Boh non lo so,mi sono rotto il cazzo dopo 10 minuti.

please rosamund ur so hot and lowkey the only reason i sat through all of the movie

An Air France airliner with a lot of Israeli citizens on board has been hijacked and flown to Entebbe in Uganda, no problems there then! The Israelis have to decide do they negotiate with the terrorists or do they mount an audacious raid on Entebbe airport. If you know your history you'll know the answer because this was based on a true event. Verdict....how to turn what could have been an exciting drama into a dull movie.

O polêmico filme de José Padilha alcança razoável eficiência narrativa, embora falhe em estabelecer as motivações dos personagens. O problema maior é que sofre do conhecido mal de nivelar por baixo a discussão política. Bem fraquinho.

i don’t know enough about the isreali Palestinian history to fully understand what was going on but i enjoyed the rosamund pike and ben schnetzer content

Great Movie watched it with my father.

based on a true story, thrilling movie.

Rosamund Pike and Daniel Bruhl brought it, but I can't say that the plot gripped me as much as other similar things I've seen in the past. There were some moments that stood out for me though. The contemporary dance in the climax felt heightened by the score, and Rosamund on the phone when she felt conflicted about what's to come. All in all, it wasn't as good as I remembered the trailer being, and not one to keep for a rewatch.