I just hope Cruise's character doesn't credit LRH for the plot to assassinate Hitler.
ROFL. Sig'd.
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Valkyrie
- Thread starter tplyons
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ROFL. Sig'd.
lowsound
Thanks for the review TP.
I've been going back and forth on seeing this. I don't dislike Tom Cruise, but I think I'll have a hard time taking him seriously in this role. Does he speak with a German accent? Does it sound real if he does?
-Mike
I've been going back and forth on seeing this. I don't dislike Tom Cruise, but I think I'll have a hard time taking him seriously in this role. Does he speak with a German accent? Does it sound real if he does?
-Mike
I'd like to see it. I'm somewhat familiar with the historical background, and I have to say that when I consider this particular role, Tom Cruise definitely isn't someone who'd come to mind to play it, so I'm interested to see how he did.
Nobody really speaks with a German accent. In fact, the English actors playing the Germans is probably the weirdest thing from the movie.
No, the movie is almost entirely done with no accent whatsoever, I guess to make it easier to follow since there's a bit going on.
However, Cruise did learn some German for the beginning, and from my time dealing with Germans and studying German in college, his accent was fairly convincing. I couldn't put a region on it though, just standard German to me.
Just saw it today, and I was quite surprised at how good it was. I really dislike Cruise, but thought he did a great job.
Took me the whole movie!
I thought it was Jamie Kennedy (you know - he does disguises a lot like that) and I was thinking: wow - Jamie's really going off the deep end this time! Would have definitely been nice if the conspiracy had succeeded, though I do have to question the motives of the real dudes, and whether this movie candy-coats that to make TC look more angelic.
Hahaha, I said the same thing about Titanic, World Trade Center, and what else...Pearl Harbor...(1000s of more movies inserted here)
I just watched the History Channel special on it. Very interesting. I'll wait for the movie to come out on cable 
Cruise is a flake, but he's no flakier than a bunch of other people in Hollywood and in political circles.
I dont have much trouble "suspending disbelief" when Cruise is on-screen. I'm looking forward to the movie.
The one I sometimes have trouble seeing in his role is Jack Nicholson. Much of the time, I see Jack acting a role. Only occasionally does he overcome his personality and submerge himself in a role.
OTOH, Anthony Hopkins is a complete chameleon. Anyone who can play an English butler, Hannibal Lector and Don Diego De La Vega - all convincingly - has my respect! He can play anything!
I dont have much trouble "suspending disbelief" when Cruise is on-screen. I'm looking forward to the movie.
The one I sometimes have trouble seeing in his role is Jack Nicholson. Much of the time, I see Jack acting a role. Only occasionally does he overcome his personality and submerge himself in a role.
OTOH, Anthony Hopkins is a complete chameleon. Anyone who can play an English butler, Hannibal Lector and Don Diego De La Vega - all convincingly - has my respect! He can play anything!
Alright, I just got back from the movies. I was very pleasantly surprised. I thought Cruise gave a very solid performance. Not Oscar material, but a good performance, nonetheless.
Decent movie, but I thought Cruise's acting was dreadful.
Just as one of my pet peeves, the whole flat-middle-American accent sounded horribly out of place when most of the other cast had German or English accents.
Also, IMO, Cruise looked way too young (von Stauffenberg was in his late 30s).
Just as one of my pet peeves, the whole flat-middle-American accent sounded horribly out of place when most of the other cast had German or English accents.
Also, IMO, Cruise looked way too young (von Stauffenberg was in his late 30s).
same here .I just watched the History Channel special on it.
Very interesting.
I'll wait for the movie to come out on cable
the actual Valkyrie Program was not a plot to kill Hitler ...
{ it was originally designed as a fail-safe program ,
to keep slaves from revolting ,
and was actually approved by Hitler himself } .
the thing about Cruise , is that i can't get over the image of him
jumping up and down on Opra's couch ...
not to mention his public/private life .
