Starring: Tom Cruise, Bill Nighy
Director: Bryan Singer
Category: Drama
Rated: PG-13
“Tom Cruise gives one of the best performances of his career” (Jeffrey Lyons, NBC/Reel Talk) in this action-packed film from the director of “The Usual Suspects” and “X-Men”. Based on the incredible true story of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg (Cruise) and his ingenious assassination plot targeting Adolph Hitler, this engrossing thriller reenacts the daring operation to eliminate one of the most evil tyrants the world has ever known. Co-starring Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Terence Stamp and Eddie Izzard, “Valkyrie” delivers gripping suspense and pulse-pounding excitement from start to finish. (Publisher)
Summary of critic reviews:
Chicago Tribune: **1/2 (out of four)
New York Post: *** (out of four)
Rolling Stone: **1/2 (out of four)
USA Today: ** (out of four)
Overall: **1/2 (out of four)
Tags: bill nighy, eddie izzard, kenneth branagh, terence stamp, tom cruise, tom wilkinson