Valkyrie

"Tom Cruise fails to convince in sluggish 'Valkyrie' (...) [It] is a World War II thriller without enough thrills (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)" 

"[It] has visual splendor galore, but is a cold work lacking in the requisite tension and suspense." 

"'Valkyrie' is a meticulous thriller (...) If I say that Cruise is not electrifying, I must add that with this character, in this story, he cannot and should not be (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)" 

"Cruise starring in the fact-based story of a plot to kill Hitler by Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg sounds like Oscar bait. It isn't. And the sooner you accept it, the more fun you'll have at this satisfying B movie (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)" 

"Think of Valkyrie as a reasonably entertaining drama about the time Tom Cruise tried to kill Hitler. Do that, and it becomes possible to enjoy the movie" 

"A handsome hybrid of conspiracy thriller and history lesson, of Mission: Impossible and The Day of the Jackal" 

"The 1944 plot was at least fiendishly planned and generally well executed. Singer's, by contrast, seems flawed and foolhardy from the start (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"