PG13.
118 Minutes.
2014.
Starring: George Clooney (director and screenwriter), Bill Murray, Matt Damon, Cate Blancett, John Goodman, Jean Dujardin, Hugh Bonneville, Bob Balaban, Dimitri Leonidas.
An unlikely World War II platoon is tasked to rescue art masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their owners. (imdb)
The Monuments Men is a mostly true, lightly fictionalized for the sake of cinematic purposes, story about a collection of men who were selected to cross enemy lines in order to rescue thousands of priceless works of art that were stolen by the Nazis. To think, looted art is still being found all over Europe. How much was lost to us, that will never be retrieved is staggering to think on.
I am glad that Clooney managed to get this film made so that people who are unaware of the history, and the book that inspired this film, will realize what’s been lost…and found. He cast the film with many of his favorite actors to work alongside. The cast camaraderie was very evident. It was produced in way that was reminiscent of WWII-era films—from the stylization to the soundtrack to the pacing and dialog. There is some wacky slapstick now and again for comic relief, but this doesn't temper the overall message the film is trying to convey. Clooney once again proves himself a capable and worthy director who will, no doubt, continue to make not only entertaining, but important films.
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