Valkyrie: Tom Cruise almost saves Germany

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Good point: Cruise was the only American in the cast. We are treated to a host of warm, recognizable Brits and Krauts in all the various roles. And, they are good!

Being a "star power" movie, Cruise is shown to be almost the sole, heroic planner and executor of Operation Valkyrie which was to use the German Army Reserves to take over the central government in Berlin. The idea was that once Hitler was killed they would disrupt normal communications and grab hold of all the Nazi power players and the SS. As history has already told us--it failed.

Cruise did okay but still is not seasoned enough to have the gravitas to be absolutely 100% believable. Leo would have been much worse.

There were a lot of nice historical touches in the form of aircraft, weaponry, and sets. The art direction was impeccable.

Anyone interested in this era of history will be compelled to see it and it won't be a bad thing. You see the birth of the plot, recruitment, execution, the final failure, and the briefly portrayed retribution that came down on the major players.

It's more than popcorn and it's two hours long to boot.

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Topic - Valkyrie: Tom Cruise almost saves Germany - mr grits 17:53:05 12/25/08 (6)

I predict this film will... - mkuller 10:08:53 12/26/08 (1)

The theater was crowded but was relegated to a smaller screen . . . - mr grits 11:05:56 12/26/08 (0)

Bryan Singer's mastery of tension and... - mpathus 21:48:20 12/25/08 (0)

Grits . . . I appreciate your balanced review. - townsend 20:18:19 12/25/08 (2)

If Von Stauffenberg had been a suicide bomber the damned thing might have worked. Wrong culture. * - mr grits 11:00:04 12/26/08 (1)

I'm not entirely convinced the European war would have have been shortened - grinagog 21:15:04 12/26/08 (0)

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