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Valkyrie is a well made, well acted thriller about the true plot to assissinate Hilter in the dying days of WW2. Tom Cruise portrays the brilliant Col. Stauffenberg, who hatches an almost foolproof plan. But like everything else in life, things don't always go according to Hoyle, and what could have ended the war a year earlier ended up being a tragedy for the plotters involved. Cruise does a very good job in his portrayal and he his supported by an outstanding cast that includes Terence Stamp, Tom Wilkinson, Kenneth Branagh and Bill Nighy.
This subject has been covered before in a couple of other WW2 films, probably more notably The Desert Fox, starring James Mason as Rommell, who ended up committing suicide due to his part in the assassination plot. But the plot was never dealt with in any detail and it was very interesting to see how it was all put together, and, of course, how it went wrong.
Valkyrie is a tense, satisfying film about a group of courageous German officers who saw the evil in Hitler's war and decided to do something about it and save Germany from allied destruction. Ironically, 9 months after the failed plot, Hitler committed suicide in a Berlin bunker as allied troops neared the city.
The Blu-ray PQ is stunning and, though most of the film is dialogue heavy, audio is strong during a battle scene during the opening scenes. I really enjoyed this film but for me it just doesn't have a lot of rewatch value, so I went the rental route. But whether you want to add it to your collection or just rent it, see it for sure. :T :T :T :T
This subject has been covered before in a couple of other WW2 films, probably more notably The Desert Fox, starring James Mason as Rommell, who ended up committing suicide due to his part in the assassination plot. But the plot was never dealt with in any detail and it was very interesting to see how it was all put together, and, of course, how it went wrong.
Valkyrie is a tense, satisfying film about a group of courageous German officers who saw the evil in Hitler's war and decided to do something about it and save Germany from allied destruction. Ironically, 9 months after the failed plot, Hitler committed suicide in a Berlin bunker as allied troops neared the city.
The Blu-ray PQ is stunning and, though most of the film is dialogue heavy, audio is strong during a battle scene during the opening scenes. I really enjoyed this film but for me it just doesn't have a lot of rewatch value, so I went the rental route. But whether you want to add it to your collection or just rent it, see it for sure. :T :T :T :T
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