September 5

Well-acted and tight, maybe to a fault.

It's a very good movie, very well-paced.

A compelling journalism thriller with a fine cast and fascinating period details.

In 1972, covering an act of terrorism as it unfolded was a new challenge, and as “September 5” so brilliantly illustrates, the men and women of ABC Sports proved to be more than up to the task.

A stirring depiction of people simply doing their jobs, making decisions in the moment as best they can, trying to do things right when there’s no playbook and hundreds of millions of people watching.

Knowing [Munich and One Day in September], the suspense isn’t in the outcome&#59; it’s in the difficult decisions that have to be made by the journalists in the unexpected - and unprepared for - position of covering the story.

The tense film, featuring a stellar en­semble cast and seamless editing that blends archival and dramatic footage, deserves audience and awards attention.

Upon this nerve-rattling account, director Tim Fehlbaum has layered not only a supremely human drama, but also... a meditation on where the responsibility to report the news begins and, more intriguingly, ends.

...as solid a retelling of these events as you’re likely to get. Even if you know the tragic outcome, the film still holds a great deal of power and insight.

“September 5” is taught, timely, and well crafted. It’s greatest asset is the ethical questions presented to the audience.