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The Monuments Men -
Movie Review
Director: George Clooney
Genre: Action
Run Time: 121 minutes
Release date: February 20, 2014
Cast:
- Dimitri Leonidas as Pvt. Sam Epstein,
- George Clooney as Lt. Frank Stokes ,
- Matt Damon as Lt. James Granger,
- Bill Murray as Sgt. Richard Campbell,
- John Goodman as Sgt. Walter Garfield,
- Jean Dujardin as 2nd Lt. Jean-Claude Clermont,
- Bob Balaban as Pvt. Preston Savitz ,
- Hugh Bonneville as 2nd Lt. Donald Jeffries ,
- Cate Blanchett as Claire Simone,
- Sam Hazeldine as Colonel Langton,
- Grant Heslov as the Army Field Surgeon,
- Miles Jupp as Major Fielding
Review: After the recent "Lone Survivor" and "RoboCop",
here is another film that casts America's glorification of shades. This time, a
war that includes a treasure hunt, "Monumental Men" is friendly behalf
of an effort led by the United States to save and preserve the treasures looted
by the Nazis, who are bent on destroying them as they retreat in defeat.
Based on a true story and adapted from the bestseller by Robert M. Edsel, the film shows the adventures of fact, a group of art historians, architects and artists who planned to outwit the Nazis knead masterpieces work Führermuseum Adolf Hitler.
The story begins with the art historian Frank Stokes (Clooney) is responsible for compiling an unconventional group. Recruit a team of treasure hunters crack, they are a good happy group known to have his way with words and the irresponsible attitude.
The team is composed of an expert in the faint of heart James Granger Art (Matt Damon), a famous architect Richard Campbell (Bill Murray), Garfield sculptor Walter (John Goodman), the French art dealer Jean Claude Clermont (Jean Dujardin), art historian Preston Savitz (Bob Balaban) and British artist-cum-soldier Donald Jeffries (Hugh Bonneville). They are joined by a young gay, Sam Epstein (Dimitri Leonidas), a German Jew who helps the team as a translator and carries around.
Once the team decodes a Nazi card, be aware that most of the loot is hidden in the mines all over Germany. So all of a race between the monuments of men and the Nazis, who Picasso rather than fall into the hands of the Allies and the Russians, who believe that the price of blood burn is reduced.
The race is less exciting than it is man selfless, inspiring and human. Awkwardly straddling the immersive realism and theatricality be dressed carefully set, screenwriter and director Clooney constantly inject dramatic tension in this well-intentioned saga. It's not only the players and slog from one scene to the following meanings.
Said in a path with thumbnails of scenes that take place throughout Europe, gliding history of Ghent in Belgium to Paris to Milan Normandy, St. Lo in France Ramagen Germany markers for terminal Minas Heil Germany Buges - not installed in a place, in particular for long.
The performance of the distribution A-List, most of which are Oscar winners are poor.
Cate Blanchett as Parisian Commissioner Clare tight lips Simone gives the edge of the paper, but even his character a little bit caught in the treatment of honorable representation Damon.
Funnymen Murray Goodman and working within a narrow range for them, while Damon, Balaban, Dujardin and others are okay, but nothing new to the table. Clooney, however, has the best monologues.
Visually, the composition of photography Phedon Papamichael is very classic, so that each box a perfect picture. This would not have been possible without the immense contribution of the production designer Jim Bissell and costume designer Louise Frogley. Furthermore, marking back-ground of Alexandre Desplat elevates the viewing experience.
Unfortunately, experience with characters talking, smoking and watching paintings and repeat again and it becomes a little boring. It was only in the second half, when the action is pumped into the scene very interesting story, but it is too late.
Based on a true story and adapted from the bestseller by Robert M. Edsel, the film shows the adventures of fact, a group of art historians, architects and artists who planned to outwit the Nazis knead masterpieces work Führermuseum Adolf Hitler.
The story begins with the art historian Frank Stokes (Clooney) is responsible for compiling an unconventional group. Recruit a team of treasure hunters crack, they are a good happy group known to have his way with words and the irresponsible attitude.
The team is composed of an expert in the faint of heart James Granger Art (Matt Damon), a famous architect Richard Campbell (Bill Murray), Garfield sculptor Walter (John Goodman), the French art dealer Jean Claude Clermont (Jean Dujardin), art historian Preston Savitz (Bob Balaban) and British artist-cum-soldier Donald Jeffries (Hugh Bonneville). They are joined by a young gay, Sam Epstein (Dimitri Leonidas), a German Jew who helps the team as a translator and carries around.
Once the team decodes a Nazi card, be aware that most of the loot is hidden in the mines all over Germany. So all of a race between the monuments of men and the Nazis, who Picasso rather than fall into the hands of the Allies and the Russians, who believe that the price of blood burn is reduced.
The race is less exciting than it is man selfless, inspiring and human. Awkwardly straddling the immersive realism and theatricality be dressed carefully set, screenwriter and director Clooney constantly inject dramatic tension in this well-intentioned saga. It's not only the players and slog from one scene to the following meanings.
Said in a path with thumbnails of scenes that take place throughout Europe, gliding history of Ghent in Belgium to Paris to Milan Normandy, St. Lo in France Ramagen Germany markers for terminal Minas Heil Germany Buges - not installed in a place, in particular for long.
The performance of the distribution A-List, most of which are Oscar winners are poor.
Cate Blanchett as Parisian Commissioner Clare tight lips Simone gives the edge of the paper, but even his character a little bit caught in the treatment of honorable representation Damon.
Funnymen Murray Goodman and working within a narrow range for them, while Damon, Balaban, Dujardin and others are okay, but nothing new to the table. Clooney, however, has the best monologues.
Visually, the composition of photography Phedon Papamichael is very classic, so that each box a perfect picture. This would not have been possible without the immense contribution of the production designer Jim Bissell and costume designer Louise Frogley. Furthermore, marking back-ground of Alexandre Desplat elevates the viewing experience.
Unfortunately, experience with characters talking, smoking and watching paintings and repeat again and it becomes a little boring. It was only in the second half, when the action is pumped into the scene very interesting story, but it is too late.
