Rotten
We may have gained something in humor by not taking the saviors in the art-rescue story very seriously, but we've lost just about all of the romantic pleasures of heroism.
David Denby, New Yorker
The Monuments Men
It was the greatest art heist in history
2014 · 1h 58m · PG-13
Action, Drama, History, War
Directed by
George Clooney
Overview
Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men is an action drama focusing on seven over-the-hill, out-of-shape museum directors, artists, architects, curators, and art historians who went to the front lines of WWII to rescue the world’s artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their rightful owners. With the art hidden behind enemy lines, how could these guys hope to succeed?
Director and cast
- George Clooney Director
- Matt Damon as James Granger
- George Clooney as Lt. Frank Stokes
- Bill Murray as Sgt. Richard Campbell
- John Goodman as Sgt. Walter Garfield
- Cate Blanchett as Claire Simone
- Hugh Bonneville as Donald Jeffries
- Jean Dujardin Cast
- Sam Hazeldine Cast
- Bob Balaban Cast
- Holger Handtke Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
30%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The movie does a good job of illustrating why protecting art from the Nazi scourge was important but it's far less effective fleshing out the personalities of the people who did the protecting.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Rotten
A frustratingly flat film that drifts from moment to moment with a curious lack of urgency and an overbearing sense of self-importance.
William Goss, Film.com
Fresh
If The Monuments Men never overcomes its unwieldy structure and unevenness of tone, the film still manages to make a profound, even subtle point: that Hitler's darkest impulses and annihilating reach extended from human beings to history itself.
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
Fresh
This is a sturdy, old-school, big-scale Greatest Generation war movie. It's great escapism.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
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