"Valkyrie" (USA)Directed by Bryan Singer. Written by Christopher McQuarrie.
Starring Tom Cruise, Bill Nighy
Forget the love-struck Scientologist ― for a couple of hours at least.
``Valkyrie'' eclipses Tom Cruise's very public personal life and even his Hollywood action star glitz as the actor melts into his role as a serious, likeable hero rising against Hitler.
This is not another Tinseltown World War II flick. Perhaps the only commonality the film shares with its predecessors is the finely crafted music (though not including Wagner's namesake opera). It also opts for distinct visuals, and the color palette stays away from the usual shocking red sea of Nazi banners. The effect is stark and simple yet effective, like the narrative itself.
``The Usual Suspects'' partners Bryan Singer and Christopher McQuarrie reconstruct past events into a gripping, modern classic, and not even the potpourri of American, British and German tongues mars its incredible believability.
``Adolf Hitler is dead.'' On July 20, 1944, the Fuhrer's life is threatened by another assassination plot. In trust is treason, however: the perpetrators are none other than high-ranking German officers who want to ``show the world that not all Germans are like Hitler.'' >>More
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