the abstract nature of [Weitz and Orton] ideas never squares with the rigidity of their storytelling. As a result, 'Operation Finale' doesn't feel ambiguous so much as it feels like it lacks a point a view
despite strong performances from Ben Kingsley and Oscar Isaac, this fact-based story about notorious SS officer Adolf Eichmann lacks nuance; a film that doesn't have the philosophical depth to back up its analytical ambitions
Chris Weitz and writer Matthew Orton have done well by this chapter of modern Jewish history; the reason the movie works as well as it does is its two stars: Oscar Isaac and Ben Kingsley
by Charles Bramesco [The Guardian ]
