Valkyrie

Cruising to the top of the box office, like many other war based flicks, I was surprised how much I enjoyed Tom Cruise's latest movie Valkyrie. Directed by Bryan Singer, the movie traces the steps of a wounded colonel who tries to assassinate the infamous Adolf Hitler.

Although many of my high school history books depicted the catastrophic events in World War 2 they never delved into length about the events surrounding Hitler’s attempted assassination. Therefore, this historical thriller provided some helpful insight into a heroic but dangerous operation led by none other than Mr.Scientology himself. Although Cruise doesn’t speak an ounce of German in the film, he retains his credibility by parlaying the staunch and almost severe personality behind Colonel von Stauffenberg.

As the colonel, Cruise delivers a captivating portrayal of one individual who posesses enough courage to take on the furor (Hitler) when no one else did. Taking on risky business to save his country, the Hollywood actor demonstrates with unwavering composure how one man can easily steer the life of others, on either the good or the bad side. Unfortunately, the group of German officials assisting the colonel do not have enough backbone to make operation Valkyrie successful.

Despite the foiled assasination plot, Singer’s film provides an incredible look into the lives of a few German soldiers willing to step up to the plate and take on one of history’s most vilified men.