München – Im Angesicht des Krieges

Ein verworrener Revisionismus, der zwar auf realen Ereignissen beruht, aber durch den symbolischen Freibrief eines Trios junger Helden, die sowohl Illusion als auch gesunden Menschenverstand verkörpern, erheblich unterstützt wird. Das Problem ist, dass sich der historische Kontext auf dem Niveau eines Krieges für Dummies befindet und die fiktive Linie mit dem geheimen Dokument (das direkt während der Konferenz weitergegeben wurde) schablonenmäßig abläuft und nicht sehr gut durchdacht ist. Das Ergebnis ist bisweilen spannend, selten charismatisch und in seinem historischen Tonfall seltsam alibistisch, da es gleichzeitig anklagt (falsche Hoffnungen) und entschuldigt (es gab in der bestehenden Konstellation keine andere Möglichkeit). München und die Schikanen im Sudetenland wirken wie die mechanische Kulisse für eine geschlechtslose Spionagegeschichte. Die Grundbotschaft "Es gab auf beiden Seiten gute, moralische Menschen" ist zwar nett, aber auch völlig dünn und ohne jeden Nachhall. Schwochow versucht zwar, die Dinge kinetisch zu beschleunigen und an den Körpern der Figuren zu zerren, aber das macht dieses Schema nicht menschlicher... Die Goldene Krone. (06.02.2022)

A narrative and audiovisually very good historical film that combines real events with fictional ones. But while the former are at least interesting, the latter not so much. As long as Munich – The Edge of War tries to be a political reconstruction, it works very decently thanks to Jeremy Irons in the lead role, but as soon as it wants to become a spy thriller, the whole thing stutters. It's not suspenseful, interesting or entertaining, and the ending, which contradicts everything written by history and the film itself, is already a regular slap in the face to the viewer, and completely unnecessary. (26.01.2022)

The film is as cold as a dog's snout and lacks tension in many places, which one would expect in a spy drama. Many people have already written about the unfortunate choice of casting Adolf Hitler's character. Hitler was at the peak of his popularity and his physical and mental strength at that time, and he had nothing in common with the Nosferatu vampire presented in the film. On the other hand, Jeremy Irons is exactly right in the role of Chamberlain, but I'm afraid that's the only thing that will stick in the memory of viewers in the long term. Personally, I don't like it when foolishness like an SS officer attacking a member of the British diplomatic mission at the summit meeting during the Munich conference appears in a realistically-looking historical drama, on which the attention of the world public was focused. That person could consider himself extremely lucky if he ended up only in a concentration camp and not directly in front of the firing squad. Overall impression: 55%. (23.02.2022)

All the exteriors and interiors were excellent — it was all beautifully filmed. But was it worth more than two hours of my time? I'd argue not. What this film portrayed can only be described as a disgrace. Neville Chamberlain walked out of negotiations with the Fuhrer looking like a complete fool, but somehow the film's creators managed to turn his cowardice, arrogance, and lack of judgment into a glowing testament during a single airplane dialogue. / Lesson learned: One would hope there's a lesson here, but it seems people are endlessly resistant to learning. (30.03.2024)