Bryan Singer's best flick!!!

Rating: 8/10 (22 May 2009)

Bryan Singer's 'Valkyrie' is an outstanding piece of cinema, cinema at its very best. Singer, before this has mostly made poor films, including the much-hyped failure 'Superman Returns', but this time around, with a meaty and historic subject in hand Singer brings a cinematic master stroke. Based on the time of Adolf Hilter, and a conspiracy of assassinating him by his very own people, an incident that took place on July 20 1944. 'Valkyrie' catches you attention from the word GO and continues to spell its magic till its end.
Pluses of the film: Bryan Singer, the captain of the ship is the true hero here, he has directed the film like a pro. Camera-work by Newton Thomas Sigel is simply astounding, background score is spell-bounding and superb production value. Performances are perfect: Tom Cruise is superb, he plays his part with ease and style. Bill Nighy is outstanding, he's simply superb in the penultimate 15 minutes. Tom Wilkinson is in form,once again. Terence Stamp is effective. Kenneth Branagh is excellent. David Bamber, as Adolf Hitler is good.
Minuses: The films length could've been trimmed by 5-10 minutes.
on the whole 'Valkyrie' is an excellent film, a complete sweeper. Bravo!