Valkyrie

"The good news first: this is as classy looking a suspense thriller as you’d expect from the maker of The Usual Suspects. I found little to gripe about in terms of its pacing, imagery (lots of Nazi black, white and red, naturally) or indeed its performances."

"Has visual splendor galore, but is a cold work lacking in the requisite tension and suspense."

"If Mr. Cruise doesn't work in Valkyrie, it's partly because he's too modern, too American and way too Tom Cruise to make sense in the role, but also because what passes for movie realism keeps changing, sometimes faster than even a star can change his brand."

"Tom Cruise is perfectly satisfactory, if not electrifying, in the leading role."

"A perfectly acceptable motion picture. The only thing that keeps it from even greater accomplishments may be inherent in the story itself."

"Singer has crafted a fine film. One just wishes for greater details -- and a different ending."

"A film more concerned with 'how' than 'why' or 'who', Valkyrie would have benefited from more scrutiny and complexity. Still, once the bomb goes off, the thrills come in spades."