Valkyrie (2008)

Valkyrie means Chooser of the Slain. According to Norse Mythology, the Valkyrie choose who will die in the battle and bring them to the hall of Slain i.e. Valhalla in front of the god Odin. They also serve the slain heroes as their lovers.

The movie Valkyrie is a historical thriller set in Germany during World War II and is based on real incidents. There had been 15 known incidents of attacks on Hitler, the Fuhrer of Germany. Valkyrie depicts one of them, the 20 July 1944 plot by German army officers to assassinate Adolf Hitler using Operation Valkyrie which was actually a national emergency plan to take control of the country. Valkyrie was a reserve force of about 10,000 army personnels (if I remember correctly from the movie) which once effective could arrest even the politicians and take over the country e.g. in case a coup is suspected.

Directed by Bryan Singer (X-men, Superman Returns), Valkyrie starred Tom Cruise as Colonel Stauffenberg, one of the key plotters of this incidence. Though, everybody likes movies where the hero finally takes over the villain and its a happy ending type of story. Valkyrie stands out in this case coz this is a story of a failed attempt.. but its a must watch nonetheless..

The other guys that I had seen before included Bill Nighy (Viktor from Underword series) and Tom Wilkinson (RocknRolla, awesome performance as Lenny Cole).

8/10

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Enjoy ..