Review of Valkyrie (2008) by Dan M — 18 Jun 2012

Fantastic, tense and historically accurate, as I hear and learn more about it. This is probably Tom Cruises best movie in a long while.

This review of Valkyrie (2008) was written by Dan M on 18 Jun 2012.

Valkyrie has generally received positive reviews.

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