Operation Mincemeat (12A) ★★★

128 MINUTES, IN CINEMAS 15 APRIL STARRING: Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald DIRECTOR: John Madden

THE PLOT: In World War 2, British military intelligence plotted to deceive the Nazis about the Allies’ plans to invade Italy – planting false papers on a corpse dressed as an army officer. Can the bold plan succeed? WHAT’S RIGHT WITH IT?

Ben Macintyre’s entertaining non-fiction book about one of the

war’s unlikeliest episodes provides a story worth telling. WHAT’S WRONG WITH IT?

Opinions will differ about the (presumably) fictional lovetriangle storyline, involving a trio of the British spies (Firth, Macdonald, Macfadyen).

VERDICT: A tasty tale of wartime ingenuity.

“In the navy, you can sail the seven seas…”