Allie:
As you may know my Dad is a big time WWII buff. I grew up with a fond love for learning about all things WWII. It is no surprise that I enjoyed this movie. It was so suspenseful and I found myself hoping that during the 2 hours I was in the theatre history would change and somehow Colonel Stauffenberg's plan would succeed. I was hopeful throughout the entire film. There is something about WWII films that is really emotional for me - I only wish that more people today had the bravery to truly stand for what they know is right.
Bradley:
Not bad. It kept my attention (but then again so did an episode of Star Trek the Next Generation that came on around 1 am last night - it was the one where Data gets kidnapped by the Borg and Captain Picard has to come and save him... awesome).
The film is informative... telling the story of the last, failed attempt on Hitler's life... what happened, why it went wrong, and perhaps most importantly, that there were germans that didn't agree with the establishment and tried to change it - a perspective sometimes overlooked when considering the broad strokes of WWII. But that's all the film really offers. It lacked a really substantive development of the main character and Cruise's performance was cold and 1 dimensional. Consequently, instead of the great, heart-wrenching tragedy it could have been, I was left simply feeling "man... bummer."
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Tom cruise was astounding. The film was awesome. You guys critique a film like you are the judges on an oscar ceremony. Come down form your pedestal and look at the film for what it truly is. The german people till today feel so guilty of the holocaust, they are still a humbled people. Its affected their psyche Ask the locals.
This film plans and should make them feel that not all of Germany was Nazi and Bad. There were good germans. And those within the system who wanted to do good. and save the world of this dreaded word [WAR].
The film was well crafted and did give you the ambition of Claus von Stauffenberg [Cruise]. An actor is not supposed to overshadow the character he's playing. And Tom Cruise did not overshine Stauffenberg. Stauffenberg was himself all thru the film. Nothing got in the way of a smooth narrative. No heavy camera gimmicks, Or editing gimmicks. I was in the film thru and thru. Except when the audience was clapping - when Stauffenberg was getting support.
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