If you were secretly (or not so secretly) hoping that the WWII thriller
Valkyrie would be a train wreck -- with Tom Cruise manically steering the locomotive toward its fiery demise by playing Nazi saboteur Claus von Stauffenberg like he's starring in "Top Gun Part II: Maverick Mutiny" -- you might be disappointed. History buffs and World War II fans probably never put Cruise on the shortlist of actors to play the loyal German soldier-turned-righteous traitor, who became a key player in the most nearly successful attempt to assassinate Hitler and overthrow his government. But the notorious action star keeps his bombastic persona remarkably reeled in, and the re...
Released:
2008
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
120 mins