Valkyrie

Valkyrie

Who's in it: Tom Cruise, David Bamber

What's it about: The war against the Allied forces is starting to take a toll on Germany. Colonel Stauffenberg(Cruise) lose his right hand, two finger on his left hand, and his left eye. Battered and bruised, he joins a band of men who are plotting against the life of Adolf Hitler(Bamber). Stauffenberg has changed Operation Valkyrie to help the group take over Berlin and get rid of the SS army. A bomb is set off in the presence of Hitler in an attempt to kill him. With everyone thinking the dictator had been blown to bits, Operation Valkyrie is put into effect. However, Hitler is very much alive and the plan starts to go south after this is revealed and proven true.

What I Think: I love movies about WW2, the Holocaust, or Hitler. I know that might sound weird, but it amazes me how quickly a population can follow such a wicked man and believe his every word. Cruise did a wonderful job as the confindent Stauffenberg. I think that they could've found someone who looked more like Hitler but Bamber did an amazing performance with the personality of Hitler. The action in the story was really great. I was just watching with amazement. The plan that Stauffenberg had and the way that all of it fell into place was just great. Loved the action filled scenes.