70
Valkyrie just misses out on being a great film (it’s no Black Book), but it easily merits mention as a good one.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
50
A World War II thriller without enough thrills.
75
ReelViews by James Berardinelli
Valkyrie, despite being a more straightforward thriller, is less gripping than "Downfall," the most recent film in which Hitler had significant screen time.
20
New York Daily News by Joe Neumaier
If there are Nazis fighting other Nazis in a movie and it's still boring, something's gone wrong. Valkyrie has a coterie of problems, and represents a whole new front in Tom Cruise's public relations war, but first and foremost there's the tedium.
70
The Hollywood Reporter by Kirk Honeycutt
Singer has crafted a fine film. One just wishes for greater details -- and a different ending.
75
A taut suspense flick for grown-ups.
75
Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum
The mechanics of the actual plot are pretty amazing. Singer has assembled a top-notch international cast.
63
Rolling Stone by Peter Travers
Tom Cruise starring in the fact-based story of a plot to kill Hitler by Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg sounds like Oscar bait. It isn't. And the sooner you accept it, the more fun you'll have at this satisfying B movie.
75
Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert
Tom Cruise is perfectly satisfactory, if not electrifying, in the leading role.
70
Has visual splendor galore, but is a cold work lacking in the requisite tension and suspense.