a typical Hollywood action movie that falsifies history

Rating: 1/10 (30 August 2009)

Valkyrie is a greatly disappointing film. It could have been a well made history lesson - unfortunately it ended up being a dull action movie. Why? First of all, it is yet another production glorifying German war criminals. Stauffenberg's intention was to remove Hitler not because of the atrocities he committed--but because he was losing the war. The film depicts Stauffenberg as a kind of an anti-Nazi hero. He was no hero - he considered Poles, Jews and other European nations to be subhumans. His treason was not a treason against Nazi ideals - it was an attempt to save them. This aspect of the real story is totally omitted in the movie. Besides being historically inaccurate the film is simply boring. Only those who lack historical knowledge cannot predict the obvious ending. Also, Tom Cruise and other actors are not convincing as anti-Nazi assassins. To sum up, Valkyrie is a typical Hollywood action movie that falsifies history.