Interuption

Sorry to interupt the war games that are ongoing, but i recently saw the movie Valkyrie, staring Tom Cruise. And I thought I might write about my take on the movie.

I must say that I have seen a good number of second world war movies, everything from the Guns of Navarone to Saving Private Ryan, but I think Valkyrie was one of the few enjoyable and entertaining of those many films. Now there was sumwhat subdued suspence as I already knew how the story ended. Tom Cruise plays the part of Colonel Clauss Von Stauffenberg who is the leader of a pot to assasinate Adolf Hitler from within. The movie is quite fast paced and the fight and action sequences are well done, but give everyone a break by keeping the blood and gore to nearly none. With the excption of a suicide and a few wounds.

The attention to historical detail is also exceptionally well done, from the uniforms, to weapons and set decor. I am also fed up with warmovies which potray all Germans and Nazis as cold hearted bastards. I found a film which showed the Germans's from their perspective to be rather refreshing. The acting was rather marvelous and for it's plot, suspence and historical accuracy.

If I was a critque, I wouldgive it 4 out of five. I deducted one point because the movie could be a bit longer and because some loose ends were forgotten in the end. However, overall I woud say that I did enjoy this movie, and I would say to anyone who likes this gendre of movie, that it is worth your 10 bucks to go see it. Also, this movie is not bad on the stomach due to its lack of gore, so popcorn is a great addition.

But this is not a movie for young children or people with a fear of expoltions.

Ben Sparkes