The Monuments Men

        Being a fan of George Clooney I just  knew that The Monuments Men was going to be an awesome film, but to my suprise it was not the best. The Monuments Men; directed by and starring George Clooney is based   on Robert M. Edsel’s book The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History focuses on the importance of protecting culture in a time of war and chaos. It seems as if Clooney was trying to go for a touching and  heartbreaking concept in the way that he depicted the  men and women characters to basically lay down their lives to protect beloved works of art.  Unfortunately, in spite of an an amazing cast and fascinating source material, Clooney did not do a good job of keeping ballance throughout the film. It seemed as if he was bouncing back and forth between buddy comedy and  dark scenes of wartime suffering.

     As with most Hollywood remakes of films based on a true story, The Monuments Men takes a lot of good acts or liberties shall I say, but of course few of the alterations make for a better or more impactful story. In the case of The Monuments Men viewers are presented with a group of one hit wonders that fail to balance the actual "Monument Men" with equally affecting World War II drama. Clooney however does include some heartbreaking details, which of course makes you look past the faults of the film and get a little emotional.

  Being that I am not really a fan of war movies and the fact that the film was not good overall, I would not personally reccogmend the film to true fans of history who know the real story of The Monuments Men or just those who like the history of World War II, but everyone has their own opinios of course, so you go see for yourself.