http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/movie-review-valkyrie-2008/ The best and latest movie news, reviews, features and editorials - updated daily Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:03:49 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/movie-review-valkyrie-2008/#comment-7188 pozzicb01 Thu, 25 Dec 2008 23:53:42 +0000 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=11846#comment-7188 I agree that Tom Cruise neither helps nor hurts this film. Unlike many others I will say I am able to leave my opinion of him at the door and keep from looking for ways to bash him. As you say, the fact that we know the outcome of the plot yet are still kept in suspense is the overwhelming accomplishment of the film. That in it I think ups the grading. In movies like this there usually tends to be moments when you'll hear your asking "Who's that?", "Is he a good guy?", or be left questions that you don’t answer until you see it again. There was none of that in Valkyrie. Singer didn’t make it complicated, he left it simple. All said and done I give Valkyrie a B. I agree that Tom Cruise neither helps nor hurts this film. Unlike many others I will say I am able to leave my opinion of him at the door and keep from looking for ways to bash him. As you say, the fact that we know the outcome of the plot yet are still kept in suspense is the overwhelming accomplishment of the film. That in it I think ups the grading. In movies like this there usually tends to be moments when you'll hear your asking "Who's that?", "Is he a good guy?", or be left questions that you don’t answer until you see it again. There was none of that in Valkyrie. Singer didn’t make it complicated, he left it simple. All said and done I give Valkyrie a B.

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