Very interesting and with historical value

Rating: Null/10 (20 September 2009)

Bryan Singer's new film,Valkyrie tells the story of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg,a German army officer who, in the world war two, planned and executed a plot to kill Adolf Hitler and save Germany. As part of his plan,Stauffenberg, arranged for the internal emergency measure, Operation: Valkyrie(hence the name of the film) to be changed to enable his fellows to seize control of Berlin after the assassination of the Fuhrer. The movie shows the efforts of Stauffenberg and others,the planning of the conspiracy,the contingencies, the several attempts to actually execute the plan and so on. Stauffenberg is played by Tom Cruise,who could perhaps have immersed himself in the character a little more but, nevertheless, did a good job. The "look" of the film; wardrobe,locations and infantry is amazing and feels very authentic. The fact that the characters speak English is expected,after all, this is an American film but, I don't think it hurt the movie at all,we all know this events took place in Germany and what is important here is the story that is being told, and a story can be told in many languages. The interesting thing about Valkyrie is that it shows a slightly different perspective of the Germans then most movies do on this subject.After all,there were,in fact,at the time, individuals who didn't agree with Hitler's politics and all the terrible things he did and who fought against it, or in this case, died trying.For everyone who's interested in this historical period,Valkyrie is a must see, and for those who don't have much knowledge about it, here is a change to learn a little more and see a different take on some of the events that occurred.
7/10