2008 Directed by Bryan Singer
Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to create a shadow government and assassinate Adolf Hitler. When events unfold so that he becomes a central player, he finds himself tasked with both leading the coup and personally killing the Führer.
Tom Cruise Kenneth Branagh Bill Nighy Tom Wilkinson Carice van Houten Thomas Kretschmann Terence Stamp Eddie Izzard Kevin McNally David Bamber Tom Hollander David Schofield Christian Berkel Kenneth Cranham Jamie Parker Ian McNeice Danny Webb Bernard Hill Chris Larkin Matthew Burton Gerhard Haase-Hindenberg Matthias Freihof Halina Reijn Anton Algrang Werner Daehn Matthias Schweighöfer Andy Gätjen Philipp von Schulthess Karl Alexander Seidel Show All…
Kenneth Nakada Mark Freund Brice Liesveld Kim Boyle Phillip Hoffman Richard R. Hoover Maricel Pagulayan Diana Stulic Ibanez
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bluray was $3 at 7/11. only $3 for this shot of tom cruise's ass. greatest god damn $3 i have ever spent. a steal
Tom Cruise is so completely dedicated to his craft and showing the audience something they've never seen before that he actually went back in time to kill Hitler.
Historical dramas usually have one thing going against them, history. How do you build a tension filled plot when everyone knows the outcome? That was Bryan Singer's biggest problem in the making of this brilliantly constructed thriller than focused on the unsuccessful attempt by a leading group of German officers to assassinate Adolf Hitler in the Summer of 1944. Bringing together an all star cast that would put most productions to shame, Singer made us invest our faith in these men who tried in vain to do the right thing.
Led by Tom Cruise as colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, a disillusioned officer who finally wakes up to the atrocities his country has committed under Hitler, he joins a secret committee…
The illusion of risk. Drama without drama. English speaking German officers that completely gave up hiding their accents halfway through. Valkyrie portrays Adolf Hitler in the most non-threatening way possible and is the tamest and safest depiction of Nazi Germany I've ever seen.
How is it possible to make a conspiracy to kill Hitler this boring? With my boy Tom Cruise! Fuck Hollywood, honestly.
Let's be honest, Valkyrie should never have worked, should it? Hollywood taking a true-life story about a heroic rebellion inside the Nazi regime during World War Two, and throwing all-American cheese meister Tom Cruise into the lead role of a German Colonel, throughout which he speaks with a traditional American brogue. Combine all those elements, it really should have been a car crash... yet it actually works really rather well, arguably down to the proven combo of director Bryan Singer and writer Christopher McQuarrie; two superb talents who rein Cruise's charm in here and allow a very dark, very tragic tale to unfold in a largely effective way. It's no spoiler to tell you at this point: there is no…
Tom cruise is a shitty actor and he ruins what had the potential to be a wonderful film. Such a banging cast who actually all slap and make it proper interesting but Tom ruins it with a portrayal that is frankly amateur and lacks a precise maturity to acting that the role deserved. Would have got higher if it wasn’t for him cos the rest of the film was pretty good, wonderful use of lighting and sound to identify climactic moments. no bitty.
In the span of three movies, Tom Cruise plays (essentially) Marco Rubio, a balding studio executive, and a Nazi. Who knew?!
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Bruh what a fantastic and insanely suspenseful thriller. Even though it's clear what'll happen, you still root for the characters and the ending is very moving and depressing. Tom Cruise is a great actor but he shouldn't have played this role
Excellent film account of the last attempt to kill Adolf Hitler. I knew the history and exactly how it turned out, but this film still kept me on the edge of my seat throughout. Tom Cruise's performance as Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg carries the film with an excellent supporting cast and outstanding production values. To the best of my knowledge, the film is historically accurate in all the major details.
Although I knew the history about Claus von Stauffenberg’s attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler, Valkyrie still managed to make my hands sweat and my heartbeat accelerate. Valkyrie succeeded in making the entire movie suspenseful even if you know how the story is going to end, and that is a huge accomplishment of this film. Thanks to the director Bryan Singer, the film kept the storyline straightforward and without any unnecessary sub-plots. As a result, the film is focused and never lost its pace.
Regardless how much you dislike Tom Cruise, you have to give him props for his performances in couple of his latest movies. First, his acting and dancing in Tropic Thunder, although his scenes were limited but they were hilarious. Now, in Valkyrie, he made Claus von Stauffenberg’s determination and boldness palpable. Bill Nighy also did a good job portraying General Friedrich Olbricht, who is at times meek and indecisive.
Overall, I think Valkyrie is an entertaining movie.
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