Film review: Valkyrie

Valkyrie @ IMDB

Fresh from his film stealing role in Tropic Thunder, Tom Cruise now returns to familiar territory in this historical action thriller about the failed assassination of Adolf Hitler.

Woah! Spollers!

Seriously though, if that sentence spoiled the film for you then you need help.

This film had a notoriously troubled production. It's pretty much a comeback film for both Cruise and the Director Brian Singer* so a lot was riding on it.

Overall, it pretty much hits the mark. It's nothing special but it's a good solid thriller that rarely disappoints.

The main issue people seem to be having with this film is that despite being set in German everyone speaks in American/English accents. This is a tricky topic. Yes, the real way it should have been done is in German with subtitles. This sometimes works** but will alienate a large audience. A bit of consistency would have been nice though, because you have the majority of people using there own accents then up pops Eddie Izzard with a German accent last seen in 'AlloAllo '.

If you can ignore this, then the film is enjoyable. While not Singer's best work the pacing is good and it is quite nail biting in parts. It's a good ensemble cast as well.

Well worth your time.

In a word? Erfreulich.



* Jumping on sofas and Superman Returns. You can figure out which is which.

** See Mel Gibson's recent output, both in foreign (and dead) languages.