Bryan Singer makes good movies. Sure, Superman Returns was not awesome at all, but it sure looked beautiful. Anyway, Singer is back to form with Valkyrie. Now, I heard concerning things all throughout the production of this movie, so I was rather skeptical when I saw it. But I must say that, dang, Valkyrie is a good movie!
Sure, it has it's problems. Tom Cruise makes no attempt to speak with a German accent. And most of the other actors are British. So, while they do have an accent, it's the wrong kind. However, the cast is great and the acting is solid. It's got such talent as Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, and Terence Stamp (General Freakin' Zod!!)
The story is truly riveting and compelling. Which is rather amazing, since everybody going in knows what the ending is. Hitler lives and all the conspirators are executed. Spoiler! But somehow...somehow, Singer manages to scoot our rears toward the edges of our seats as we grip that irrational hope that the plot will actually succeed.
It's rather refreshing to see a World War II movie where the Germans aren't strictly evil. The message of this movie is that there were, in fact, many, many good and decent Germans who despised Hitler and wanted him out. This is merely one of the most famous accounts of good people risking it all to stop evil. The fact that they ultimately fail makes it all the more touching.
Oh, so way the title of Valkyrie? Operation Valkyrie was the order that the conspirators set into motion after the attempted assassination to overthrow standing institutions and take control of the government. From the movie, it looks like they came awfully close to succeeding.
8.4/10 Toddsperience
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