In its final half-hour, it soars.

Cillian Murphy, Jamie Dornan and Toby Jones star in the Second World War-set Anthropoid.

This smart, grown-up drama is one of those films that seems happier to start a conversation, rather than having the last word.

Usually I’m partial to the “less is more” approach to storytelling, but the details surrounding Heydrich and his assassination are worthy of further exploration. A three or four-part cable mini-series would do the trick.