Enjoyable...

Rating: 6/10 (24 August 2009)

But not a masterpiece, Valkyrie is Hollywood's attempt to make a film about the plot to assassinate Hitler. You can tell by the advertising, the casting, the tag-line. And it's probably the best film ever made with tom cruise playing a German with an eye-patch. It is somewhat saved by excellent direction from Bryan Singer (X2, The Usual Suspects, etc.) It's entertaining enough to watch once, but not enough to buy the DVD or repeat viewings. If you want 2 hours of more back story to what happened to Col. Von Stauffenburg and the operation, this is exceptional. If your looking for a film equivalent to Saving Private Ryan, you will be disappointed.