A very good movie

Rating: Null/10 (2 January 2009)

I am always surprised to learn how little I know. I knew there were murder plots against Adolf Hitler during WW II, but I did not know that there were large conspiracies against the evil dictator and that there was an attempted coup after Von Stauffenberg's (Tom Cruise) attempt to kill the Nazi leader. This is a good movie and like with "All The President's Men" and "Apollo 13", knowing the result of the action before seeing it did not diminish my enjoyment. Cruise and cast do not employ German accents (a few actors like Tom Wilkinson sport British accents) but they are believable as WW II era German officers. The best thing about this fine picture occurs after the bomb attempt when Von Stauffenberg and his colleagues attempt to pull off a coup and topple the Nazi regime before it destroys all of Germany. I give this movie a grade of "A-" and a strong recommendation.