Underrated

Rating: 10/10 (26 June 2009)

Historical thriller set in Nazi Germany directed by Bryan Singer and written by Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects) based on the 1944 attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Tom Cruise stars as one of the conspirators, Col Von Staffuenberg.
Coming out of the cinema, I can't understand the mediocre reviews this film has got. It's an excellent Conspiracy thriller that was very faithful to the actual events. Much more an ensemble piece rather than a "Tom Cruise" film (which I think is where most of the poor reviews have originated from) The tone is very similar to the TV movie Conspiracy (about the Wannsee conference where the Final Solution was drawn up) and features many of the same cast, who are all excellent throughout.
Very tensely and tightly directed by Bryan Singer, highly recommended. 10/10