Everything a political thriller should be!

Rating: Null/10 (23 February 2009)

There have been some negative reviews for this so I came into it expecting it to be mediocre but it was actually quite good. Suspenseful and thrilling,t his is what a political thriller should be like. It was certainly more interesting than a political film which got a lot more attention -- Frost/Nixon. Sure, that was a stage play and this is an original film but both films about are about politics and people deciding how far they will go to reveal their leaders true intentions. This film is 2 hours but there's not a moment where you're waiting for it to be over. The same can't be said of the meandering Frost/Nixon which takes an hour before the interviews even start. I'd rate Valkyrie near the top of my list for best films of 2008. Tom Cruise is actually quite suited to this role. He's a capable actor in the right hands. We just have to remember Rain Man or Born on the Fourth of July to prove that.