Great movie - a must see!

Rating: 9/10 (14 October 2009)

Valkyrie.. what an incredible story, and an incredible movie! This has got to be one of those movies where they talk, and talk, and talk, yet keep you entertained. Except, I don't know any other movie where there is continuous talk, yet keeps you entertained.
Valkyrie was truly outstanding. I'm no super film-critic, and I don't really look at the technical aspects of films, unless its extremely obvious (e.g Cloverfield is crap), but this movie, under my standards, really delivered. It had a good cast, with some great scenes here and there. Its obviously been made for people with interests in the WW2 era and the NAZI regime in particular, and it would be understandable that any non-historian would not be interested in this, but I can honestly say that this is a great flick for any regular movie watcher.
I think what really makes this movie a hit, is the suspense. We get the idea that Hitler is real bad, so any opposition to him will inevitably end with a death sentence. However, despite all this, brave NAZI officers worked at ending his regime once and for all. It was the suspense of those officers getting caught that kept my eyes stuck facing the TV, and the possibility that they could have been blown at any time and at so many occasions. Like I said previously, the means of delivering this suspense is through talking. In most movies with suspense and action, the 'hit' is delivered through guns, bullets, tanks etc., and that can get boring, but this movie is different, and in a good way! Valkyrie was a great movie overall, and I think its fair to say that an 9/10 would be the best score for it.