Manages to be suspenseful despite predictable ending

Rating: 9/10 (27 December 2008)

The first thing I want to say in writing this review is that anyone even vaguely familiar with history will already know how this movie turns out. The fact that the director managed to make this film suspenseful despite an inevitable ending is the most impressive aspect of this film. Given that I am an avid fan of military history, particularly from World War II, I just had to see this movie. Now I am not the biggest fan of Tom Cruise since the guy has gone down as a bit of a psycho, but he did a top-notch job portraying the tragically doomed Colonel Stauffenberg. Another impressive feat that the makers pulled off was that the people they cast actually resembled their historical counterparts, particularly Hitler. The music was what kept this movie going, however. It was well-crafted and I was hooked from beginning to end, every minute. Best movie of the holiday season I have seen to date.
9/10. Good movie considering it had Tom Cruise.