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Valkyrie (2008)

Rate: 7
Viewed: 5/11

5/11: As familiar as I am with the tale of Colonel von Stauffenberg's failed assassination attempt of Adolf Hitler, I wasn't interested in seeing Valkyrie because of what happened with Pearl Harbor.

Finally, I said, "The hell with it. I'll just suffer." It turns out to be an all right picture, but there are several parts that aren't true. First of all, Hitler's eyes were blue, not brown! Second, he always wore military uniforms, not civilian clothes, during meetings. Third, Germans didn't primarily speak English; they spoke German.

Meanwhile, the melodramatic camera movements are annoying to bear, so if they can be entirely eliminated while allowing the acting to do the work, Valkyrie will play better. Terence Stamp and Kenneth Branagh have been relegated to trivial roles which proves they're at the nadir of their careers. Therefore, it's a sad sight.

All in all, Valkyrie is tolerable enough despite the historical inaccuracies.

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