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    To Catch A Nazi: 'Operation Finale' Is More A Talker Than A Thriller

    Director Chris Weitz seems ill-at-ease with the rhythms of action scenes, but this Hollywood-zed version of history comes to life when it features Oscar Isaac and Ben Kingsley verbally sparring.
    by Ella Taylor Aug 30, 2018 2 minutes
    Adolf Eichmann (Ben Kingsley) models the banality of evil in the historical drama <em>Operation Finale.</em>

    For a drama about the capture of one of the most notorious architects of the Holocaust, Chris Weitz's begins with a bit of a caper. A crack team of Mossad agents, on a tip from a young Jewish woman (Haley Lu Richardson), bungle the job by bringing down the wrong Nazi. Shrugging off their error, the unit, headed by Peter Malkin (Oscar Isaac) forges ahead to snag the real Adolf Eichmann

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