ChanBot i must have seen a different film!!

Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

Matho The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

Josephina Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

bob-1135 When they could get it so right with Private Ryan, how could they get it so wrong with this? In case you are wondering this is set in wartime Europe, yet every town and city is lit up like Disneyland on steroids - apparently never heard of the blackout. Even military camps near the front line are complete with floodlighting and every soldier wandering around carrying a torch, that's not to mention the shower tent with lashings of hot water at the Battle of the Bulge! Paris in wartime apparently had loads of women dressed to the nines gazing at the latest fashions on display in the shops, even Cate Blanchettes flat was stuffed with every mod con and of course lashings of food and wine. War torn Europe after almost five years of war was a place of misery and deprivation, with destruction that obviously could not be imagined by the producers of this film. It completely ruined the whole structure of the film, the team appeared to be looking for stolen good in downtown New York!

The Movie Diorama Films set in World War Two are incredibly popular and the genre has become saturated. There is no room for mediocrity anymore. In comes George Clooney and his famous Hollywood friends to add to the exclusive list of excellent war movies...Ha! Based on the true story of a group of historians going into Europe to recover artistic masterpieces that the Nazi's stole. The film does not do those historians justice, at all. Quite simply this was a mess, narratively speaking. I was hopeful at the start as Clooney and Damon hire the assistance of other historians. Then the movie kicks into second gear and the group are disbanded to various cities across Europe. The narrative consistently shifts between five (...yes five!) different parties of the same unit. This constant switching was ridiculously jarring and I couldn't maintain focus on what the heck was going on. It wasn't a cohesive narrative, it was like watching five separate stories in one film. Not to mention that nothing here was engaging or compelling. Character development was minimal, editing was rushed...this could've, and should've, been executed better. Even the acting felt bland, hardly any acting at all! Only Blanchett and Dujardin felt immersed in the story. Everyone else was just themselves but in costume. Clooney clearly focussed on his directorial efforts and it showed. I honestly think his directing style is great. It's clean, sharp and he isn't afraid to let the actors do their job. I appreciate the light hearted atmosphere, rare these days in a war film but it felt like Dad's Army instead of Saving Private Ryan. There were glimpses of humour, particularly with the land mine scene where our characters actually interacted. But ultimately it was too little too late to save this. Mediocre at best.

Uriah43 Due to the initial success of the Nazi war effort in France, Poland and other European countries certain art enthusiasts get together and offer a plan to the President of the United States to build a small military unit to go to the front lines and recover all of the valuable paintings and sculptures they can before they are shipped off to Germany. Naturally, with the overall victory over Germany and Italy still in doubt there aren't many resources available to them and the task at hand is extremely dangerous as well. However, their efforts are rewarded to a certain degree when a man named "Frank Stokes" (George Clooney) is given the authority to assemble a squad to carry out the mission. To that effect, he gathers various art collectors and enthusiasts that he can trust and together they venture into France, Belgium and even Germany in order to acquire the treasures before the Germans can hide or destroy them. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was an interesting film in large part because it was based on a true story. Having said that, however, I must admit that there were some scenes that seemed a bit contrived and unrealistic. Be that as it may, that's not to say that I necessarily disliked this film and all things considered I have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.

lastine The Monument Men Movie ReviewCharacters (matt Damon) James Granger (george clooney) Frank Stokes (Cate blanchett) Claire Simone (Justus Von Dohnanyi) General StahlPersonal notes Frank Stalks wants to halt all bombing of places that have art in them until they can rescue it to save the art.. He convinces the U.S president to send a group of studied artist to Paris and Germany on a Mission to protect and rescue stolen art that contains the historic past of a group of people that are almost as lost as the art. Stahl continues hiding the artwork and has discovered that his secretary's brother works for the resistance and is killed and she is threatened with jail or being turned into the SS if she is not. Claire is her name. She returns to the hall and realizes that the art is gone. It becomes an intense hide and seek between the two. The race to get ahead of Germany….. Is on Damon and Claire seem to have something going on…. Please don't have an affair in the middle of the war.!!!Plot As World War Two comes to a close Frank Stokes persuades the American president to let a group of trained artist become soldiers and go into the heart of Italy,Paris and Germany in search of Art that will potentially be destroyed forever if Hitler falls into the fate of anyone's hands, or if Germany is defeated. Many of the pieces of art have already been lost but a German coordinator gives away the key to the art away to the allies and they begin a hunt to track down the lost art in particular a few certain pieces that are close to each man's heart. As the movie continues lessons of triumph and sacrifice prevail over the despair of war and love and hope take home the prize.Acting The humor makes it enjoyable to watch Emotions are obvious Tons of music to add tension Good realistic costuming and makeup The actors dumped in realistic feeling to make the movie tense and fun to watch.Message; This movie is full of hope and leaves you feeling triumphant, prideful and courageous. It proves how people have to hold on to whatever you have left and treasure your history because when that is taken from you, you have no identity left and can be lost and left behind, forgotten in history.Critic; In the beginning of the movie, it was unclear who was who and what was going on, but this ended up being of benefit to the plot because it added suspense and tension.