This substitution of fluff for substance is emblematic of a movie that values truisms over complex thought and wisdom. Instead, the empty-headed sensation of tolerance propels the men across the water. The title refers to Eyal’s dream of him and Axel walking on water, but it has nothing to do with Jesus Christ. WALK ON WATER seemed poised to make some interesting comments on people’s shared humanity in the face of national conflicts, but it takes the easy way out and settles for a politically correct message of tolerance. Both feel that society has forced twisted rules onto their lives, reflecting a Romantic worldview. Eyal, on the other hand, declines the chance to kill the Nazi grandfather, since he now sees a personal context surrounding the monster.
Axel euthanizes his grandfather once his Nazi past is revealed. To find him, Eyal befriends the officer’s homosexual grandson, Axel, by posing as a tour guide. Eyal, an Israeli hit man, is sent to kill one of the final living Nazi officers. WALK ON WATER could be subtitled “More Talk about Tolerance,” because it touches on far-flung topics as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Holocaust and homosexuality.