Valkyrie (2008)

I saw this movie in the theatres back when it came out in December and I had not yet created a blog for movie reviews. With that being said the movie came out on DVD not too long ago and I shall review it now. The movie as you all know stars Tom Cruise (Top Gun, Mission Impossible) as Col. Claus Von Stauffenberg, a man whose eye and fingers were amputated during an ambush. That is why we see him with an eye patch in the commercials. He is a soldier of the Nazi army and is sick and tired of Adolf Hitler (played by David Bamber) and decides to organize a assassination attempt on him. He is joined by some of the best British actors of all time and they are Terrence Stamp (Get Smart, Superman II) as Ludwig Beck, Eddie Izzard (Oceans 12 & 13, Across The Universe) as General Erich Fellgiebel, Kenneth Branagh (Mary Shelly's Frankenstein, Hamlet) as Major General Henning Von Tresckow, Bill Nighly (The Underworld Series, Pirates Of The Caribbean 2 & 3) as General Friedrich Olbricht, and last but not least Tom Wilkinson (Batman Begins, The Exorcism Of Emily Rose) as the very famous General Frierich Fromm. Together, these guys make this movie a very memorable one and if your looking for lots of action, than this isn't for you. I love history and this movie gives you a piece of history that I didn't know about. This movie to me, is one of those that keeps you on the edge saying, "Are they going to get away with it or not?" I also have one thing to say about Mr. Cruise and it's whether you think he's a weirdo or not, he is still a great actor. Three and the Half Stars out of Five