The critics were so, so wrong

Rating: 8/10 (16 July 2009)

It's like every so many moons, when Jupiter aligns ... all the critics get together and decide who they don't like. Then, they wait for that person to make a film so they can PAN it as the next Gigli, and write fancy quips to completely annihilate someone's career. Unfortunately, they picked Tom Cruise - and he's most likely not going anywhere, folks.
Even more unfortunate, they did all this to Valkyrie. This film doesn't aim at ANY in depth Freudian psycho-babble because it shouldn't. In fact, in case you didn't know, it is a WAR film. It reminds me of the war films of yesterday - so sorry it's not Saving Private Ryan, you crying emoto-bots. For what it's worth, I found this story *more* compelling because it doesn't attempt to squeeze the drama out of every film second.
Oh, and the film shouldn't be required to discuss other subject matters. It is such a powerful performance by Mr. Cruise, and the supporting cast was simply incredible too, that I just can't see why anyone would want to butcher it by going completely off topic. There was a bunch of stuff going on during WWII, and most of it was horrible. This is like a facet, not an overview.
But overall, please do see this film in spite of the critics. I almost didn't see it - and opted for another film at the theater - because of what the critics were saying. My lesson is learned, and I am passing my wisdom on to you.