Valkyrie

Year: 2008

Why'd I Watch It?: Jonathan and I felt obligated.

What's It About?: The 1944 plot amongst Nazi and German officials to kill Hitler.

What'd I Think?: Despite screwing up history a bit (hey, you gotta romanticize things a little bit), it actually did a pretty good job of telling the basic story, how the plot was about nationalism and preserving Prussia. Managing to enjoy it despite having just written a paper on the topic really impressed me about the script writing. Acting is pretty excellent too. Nazis are great movie fodder.

Rating: 4 1/2 waffles