“It was hard to get deep into this suspense war thriller as you know the ending”
Valkyrie, Directed by Bryan Singer (Usual Suspects and Xmen) is a good historical drama starring Tom Cruise, who I’m still unsure of what he actually did for the film accept to throw me off with his American-ese accent.
Valkyrie, based on true events, is a plot to assassinate Hitler which, believe it or not, is unsuccessful. Tom Cruise plays a Wehrmacht colonel, Claus Von Stauffenberg, who is the leader during the 20 July 1944 plot. The story kicks off in Africa where Cruise is pummelled with bullets, driving his hatred of the tiresome war. He is trying to ultimately prove that not all Germans are like Hitler, and he simply hates everything he stands for.
“I was getting extremely annoyed at the wide range of English accents being used”
The plot against Hitler builds during most of the film, conspiring around the idea of killing Hitler, in the same way kids plan to do something bad at school. Developing characters took a backseat whilst instead the story was spinning into an intense thriller building plot and nothing else. The audience sit there and try to pretend like they don’t know what’s going to happen. News Flash, we know Hitler didn’t die. It was very hard to be captivated by the film.
“ ….No one in this film convinced me they were high powered Nazi’s”
The 2nd half speeds up considerably, as the plot unfolds, but you still know where it’s all going. By the 2nd hour I was getting extremely annoyed at the wide range of English accents being used. Apart from all these niggles, the last 30 minutes reeled me in as from a historical point of view. Interesting.
“All in all, the film was a good historical drama “
The Brits do a better job then the American as Nighly and Branagh’s performances are good but still no one in this film convinced me they were high powered Nazi’s.
All in all, the film was a good historical drama but Singer tried to make the film something which it isn’t. It was hard to get deep into this suspense war thriller as you know the ending.
Verdict: A good historical Drama.
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