Certainly intense at times, but I wasn't fully satisfied like I should have been.

Rating: 6/10 (22 March 2010)

Let me just state for the record, that I find the Hitler era to be fascinating. I disliked Hitler's methods, I thought he was a ruthless human being, I didn't agree with his leading style, but the man was fascinating. Tom Cruise wasn't an issue for me, the man almost always delivers, the only thing I didn't like was he didn't put on an accent. This is not an action thriller, it's a carefully plotted suspense thriller, that moves slowly but surely with a great buildup to it, well some of the time anyway. My big gripe with Valkyre was I didn't get enough information as to why Stauffenberg was so intent on destroying Hitler. I mean I knew why, but I was really hoping for more emphasis on that, that's why I was so disappointed, even though I enjoyed many bits of it. The ending is not a fun one, in fact it's very powerful and saddening, it will hit you that's for sure.
Bottom line. Valkyire is interesting and engaging at points, slow moving and disappointing at others. I craved more then what I got, and in the end I became only half full. It's well worth a look though.
6 1/2 /10