Freeze Frame: A Snapshot Look at December Movies
By Lisa Collins, Hollywood.com Staff
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Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Valkyrie
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Action, Adventure
Release Date: December 26
Cast: Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Carice Van Houten, Thomas Kretschmann, Eddie Izzard, Terence Stamp, David Bamber
Scoop: During World War II, German Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg (Cruise) joins the German Resistance and becomes part of the July 20 plot, a conspiracy to assassinate Hitler (Bamber) and take control of the country and make peace with the Allies. Stauffenberg finds himself taking on not only the responsibility of leading the coup, but also the task to assassinate Hitler himself.
If a Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words, We Say: Should I have starred in this S.S.-based epic? Is it gonna be cuddly or escapist enough for the holidays? What's going thru that inner, complicated mind of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg?
Snapshot Prediction: 3 out of 5 flashes
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