Why does Tom Cruise want to kill Hitler? Is he a threat to LRH? Perhaps that's a plot line for another movie, but in this one, Cruise plays Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, a top German officer who master minds a plot to assassinate Hitler before he destroys Germany entirely. The true life story of a plot to murder der Fuehrer, this plays out like all historical thrillers...you already know what happens in the end. They don't succeed!
On occasion, these kinds of movies work. Schindlers List, Rabe, and Hotel Rwanda, are all examples of historical thrillers which work despite the fact that you may already know the ending. Here, they don't build up enough suspense or intrigue surrounding the plot, and when the film reaches its pivotal moment, it's very anti-climatic. The background stories were decent, but I didn't sympathize enough with the characters to care if they succeeded or not. This movie is just okay, and I would wait for it to replay on HBO or Showtime.
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