Loaded with star-power, Valkyrie, directed by Bryan Singer recounts the true story of the nearly successful assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler in July 1944. Germany. By this time, many within the German military knew Hitler had to go. The best evolved of these plans was one hatched by senior officers Colonel Claus Von Stauffenberg (Tom Cruise), Ludwig Beck (the perfect Terrance Stamp), General Olbricht (Bill Nighy) and Major General von Treschow (a wasted Kenneth Branagh) to blow up the Führer at his Wolf’s Den then mount a coup using the reservists. Von Stauffenberg’s plan worked but thanks to a conveniently placed table, Hitler survived the attack. Valkyrie works very well (the always-wooden Tom Cruise aside) and his support cast (especially Nighy, Stamp and Tom Wilkinson as General Fromm) carry the film. Exciting and intriguing, Valkyrie shows those of us with a rather skewed view of Germans during World War II that good guys did exist and did try to change the course of history.
My rating 7 out of 10.
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