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Title: Valkyrie (2008)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Tom Cruise | ... | Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg | |
| Kenneth Branagh | ... | Major-General Henning von Tresckow | |
| Bill Nighy | ... | General Friedrich Olbricht | |
| Tom Wilkinson | ... | General Friedrich Fromm | |
| Carice van Houten | ... | Nina von Stauffenberg | |
| Thomas Kretschmann | ... | Major Otto Ernst Remer | |
| Terence Stamp | ... | Ludwig Beck | |
| Eddie Izzard | ... | General Erich Fellgiebel | |
| Kevin McNally | ... | Dr. Carl Goerdeler (as Kevin R. McNally) | |
| Christian Berkel | ... | Colonel Mertz von Quirnheim | |
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Jamie Parker | ... | Lieutenant Werner von Haeften |
| David Bamber | ... | Adolf Hitler | |
| Tom Hollander | ... | Colonel Heinz Brandt | |
| David Schofield | ... | Erwin von Witzleben | |
| Kenneth Cranham | ... | Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel | |
In Nazi Germany during World War II, as the tide turned in favor of The Allies, a cadre of senior German officers and politicians desperately plot to topple the Nazi regime before the nation is crushed in a near-inevitable defeat. To this end, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, an Army officer convinced he must save Germany from Hitler, is recruited to mastermind a real plan. To do so, he arranges for the internal emergency measure, Operation: Valkyrie, to be changed to enable his fellows to seize control of Berlin after the assassination of the Fuhrer. However, even as the plan is put into action, a combination of bad luck and human failings conspire on their own to create a tragedy that would prolong the greater one gripping Europe. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
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I really enjoyed this movie and I maybe one of the few that was not annoyed by Tom Cruise. Well as I'm sure most people know this movie is about the failed assassination attempt of Adolf Hitler.
The acting was very good throughout. I actually enjoyed Tom Cruise's performance but he did not take the lead as strongly as he should have. He did what had to be done but he could have elevated this movie like he has done to others in the past. His role needed that maverick type attitude like he provided in Born On the Fourth of July. His non-German accent was not an issue it was the strength that he displayed in his performance that was disappointing to many. This movie was certainly a chance for him to build his career back up to a more serious level but he clearly did not impress too many people with his role as Stauffenburg to do that. Still, he was enjoyable to watch for me.
The supporting cast though was great. Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy and Tom Wilkinson were all pivotal in the success of this movie and they certainly filled in perfectly. All around they were great performances but who I especially liked was Christian Berkel who I haven't heard of before as well as Jamie Parker.
The directing of Bryan Singer was superb. He provided an amazing amount of suspense to a movie that everyone knew the ending to. For a good half hour I was totally frozen watching as the plot unfold. I also thought the movie was paced very well and he brought the best out of the supporting cast. Of course it was shot very well with a great production throughout. The movie was written very nicely but as many people have said, it would have been great if there was more emotional depth added to the characters to make the audience feel more attached them.
This movie certainly had a lot of potential but it stayed within the realm of mostly a suspense action movie. Valkryie reminded me of a WW2 movie from the 50s and 60s with its style and pacing. It's very interesting to think about what ifs' and its kind of funny to think they almost pulled off the impossible without killing Hitler. Valkryie perfectly illustrates how the smallest of things can have the biggest impact.