Violence begets violencein Spielberg's 'Munich'; 'Sgt. Bilko' earns salute.(WASHINGTON WEEKEND)(PHANTOM OF THE MOVIES)

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Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Director Steven Spielberg delivers both a polished, white-knuckle thriller and a hard lesson in the futility of revenge in Munich, new from Universal Studios Home Entertainment in separate single- and double-disc editions ($29.98, $44.98). It's our .. DVD pick of the week Australian actor Eric Bana, late of "The Hulk," brings strength, vulnerability and nuance to his role as Avner, a reluctant Israeli undercover agent assigned to assassinate 11 suspected architects of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre.

With his team of four fellow specialists, Avner crisscrosses Europe in search of his targets, many of whom live seemingly respectable lives. But each successful hit only inspires violent retaliation and the immediate...