Powerful Accurate Morality Lesson

Rating: 10/10 (30 December 2008)

Evil will exist in the world we live in. It is our plight since the fall in the Garden Of Eden. When men allow darkness to gain ground it will do so. If good men stand by too long and do nothing evil will be even more sinister and difficult to contain. This is the story of a few men who could no longer watch a madman create a Hell on earth. They risked everything because they knew, in defeat, the wrongs were far too evil to excuse
Perhaps they were not even truly "good" men, but they were aware that unchecked criminal actions beget even greater darkness. Thus, these men found it in themselves to risk everything to attempt an end to the greatest personification of evil in modern time. For all their flaws they had in their core a sense of right. They paid the ultimate price...Yet, they did act...And, in their failed coup they did not stand by idol. I would like to think that, like the thief on the cross, they too found redemption and forgiveness.
At this late date it's a minor miracle that this story has been given the mainstream big-screen treatment. I applaud those responsible and give Tom Cruise a big "thumbs-up" for his performance in making this story breathe. Everyone should see this movie because we can all learn from history. Evil can only exist when good men stand by and do nothing.