Review of Operation Mincemeat (2022) by Rebecca31 — 06 May 2022

Set during WWII, two intelligence officers, Ewan (Colin Firth) and Charles (Matthew MacFadyen) use a corpse and falsified papers to outwit the German troops in a top secret mission codenamed; Operation Mincemeat.

Every now and again a war movie comes along that tells the story of a top secret mission that went on over 70 years ago that the general public have no idea even happened. So aside from a few history nuts you’re going to know virtually nothing about Operation Mincemeat. The fact that this was a real mission is almost unbelievable and as a result the film itself feels like a spy movie and a work of fiction. It’s a gripping story with a star studded cast.

I know I give out about my local cinema a lot in my reviews, especially recently but for those of you who know what cinema I’m referring to then you know I’m not exaggerating. Well we got the 4D experience yet again, certain scenes gave an added depth the filmmakers weren’t planning on because as per usual the place was feckin’ baltic. Thanks again Odeon if anything you’re consistent in your lack of caring about the customer. This might have affected my judgement on the film itself slightly, it did feel a little long and dragged out in places, especially one of the subplots may have been unnecessary. But aside from that, Operation Mincemeat is well worth the time to see before it’s gone from cinemas. Highly recommended for all the history nerds.