It's so hard to believe that it was a true story! My opinion says I should put it between The Dark Knight and Eagle Eye!

Rating: 10/10 (2 January 2009)

Now, I know I put the spoiler warning, but maybe I shouldn't, because if you do know a bit about World War II, then you know that the conspiration didn't quite work the way it should be. After all, Adolf Hitler committed suicide by shooting himself, didn't he? But still, the last thing I want is some jerk coming and saying that my comment contains spoilers and have my name on IMDb's blacklist and have the rest of my comments unread. It's just too bad that their conspiracy didn't work because these guys had it all planned. Also, I found that no matter how you can criticize Tom Cruise, you can't agree more on the fact that he was perfect for the role of Claus Von Stauffenberg. I don't really like him either, but this movie was excellent and that's partly because of him.
Story (and be careful, this one here probably contains spoilers): Colonel Claus Von Stauffenberg is a Nazi soldier who, after being hurt badly in Africa, returns to Germany, where he is invited to join a Nazi group, who are revolting against the mighty Adolf Hitler. After coming up with a plan, the conspiration comes up with operation ''Valkyrie'', which is a big job for Stauffenberg. After all, not only is he in charge of creating a government of opposition, but he is also in charge of assassinating Hitler by placing a bomb under the dictator's desk. My friend's father watched the film with us and he already knew the story, still, like me and my friend who had hardly learned about this WWII episode were hanging on the edge of our seats. Of course, all the actors such as Bill Nighy especially, did a good job, but not as good as Tom Cruise.
Top 5 of 2008 (suggested by me): Wanted (#5), Harold and Kumar escape from Guantanamo bay (#4), Eagle Eye (#3), Valkyrie (#2), The Dark Knight (of course, # 1)