Valkyrie (2008)

Bryan Singer's Valkyrie is a great attempt at showcasing one of the most fascinating chapters of WW2- the assassination attempt on Hitler's life by a brave German named Claus von Stauffenberg, played rather impressively by Tom Cruise. The plot is historically accurate and the setting and production is so good you'd be astonished to know that the locations are all fake (apparently the German authorities refused to let the filming happen on actual locations). The pacing needs a mentioning as it is absolutely amazing- the film literally flows from one scene to the next, which is a given since it follows an event in real time. This is a great watch.

A dramatization of the 20 July assassination and political coup plot by desperate renegade German Army officers against Hitler during World War II. Valkyrie is a really underrated vehicle for Tom Cruice, his perfomance was extremely well done and the rest of the cast such as Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Kenneth Branagh and Terrence Stamp were also very good in their respective roles. Bryan Singer's direction was great of course and the film to be honest at times feels like a Mission Impossible but without the fancy gadgets, fast cars and beautiful women. People who wanna see a good and fast paced action, thriller, war, biography will definitely enjoy Singer's Valkyrie. (10/10)

This was a fantastic movie. I care nothing about History at the time, and dislike drama's immensely, but this was thrilling and wonderful and well shot and acted.Tom Cruise is fantastic in this. This was right at the infancy of the modern Social Justice Feminism movement. I remember these bunch of feminists and social justice folks bad mouthing this movie because of the accents and well, Tom Cruise was in it.Tom Cruise for years, has been attacked by members of Hollywood and the establishment. I wonder why? I suspect he's a Republican and Hollywood is trying to push Liberalism.But this movie, you know, from the tagline and so fort; but it is well executed, has great tension and at the end you are pulling for Tom Cruise to win as all reality is suspended....the mark of a great movie.EXCELLENT; highly entertaining and recommended. 10 out of 10. The camera work is top notch, the acting and so is the stunning music.

Very well directed and well acted. It's highly suspenseful for a film about a real life event the outcomes of which are well known. I was engaged and on the edge of my seat through out the whole film. Even as you watch the ill fated coup unfold, you can't help but root for the characters and worry about them. I was moved by the officers' courage and nerves despite their motives not being very pure from a non German's POV. Tom Cruise did well, more subdued and wary than his usual performances. Fromm and Abrecht's characters are both handled with nuance. I also really like the adjutant to Stauffenberg, he's assured, committed, perhaps feels even more reliable than some higher ranked officers. His last moments made me tear up, fearless and loyal. The professional critics were wrong, their criticism were very shallow, many of them devoted half their piece to bitching about the accents. International audience like me don't care about such thing.