I got the Valkyrie movie on DVD and on the one hand it wasn’t so bad, and on the other hand it was disappointing. Let me just set up the movie without giving away the ending; although since it’s based on historical reality, you may already know what happens. The backdrop is set around the 1940s, in Nazi Germany. Tom Cruise plays the lead role of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg.

This is why the movie is a bummer (at least for me): I was hoping to hear the movie in German. You know, authenticity… Why not have the actors speak German and have the English subtitles on the bottom? Another reason why the movie was so-so is that Tom Cruise is playing the lead. I was hoping for a German actor who could speak German play the role. Maybe I’m expecting too much from a Hollywood produced movie…

To be fair, there were moments where I was on the edge of my seat thinking, don’t get caught, don’t get caught! In terms of character similarity, Cruise looks like the Colonel. However, a little makeup and an eye patch could probably do the same for other actors as well. Maybe I’m being harsh, the title of the movie is Valkyrie, not Colonel von Stauffen, so of course there isn’t going to be an in depth analysis of the guy’s character. I guess I’m one of those documentary type people.

Anyway, I’m curious to know what some of you thought about the movie. Leave a comment in the comment section. Did you love it, hate it, don’t care?