The Monuments Men

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"How utterly dull and American can we make World War 2 out to be?" is probably what Clooney was thinking when he directed this film. I believe The Monuments Men deserved a 4.5/10.

The music for this was very quaint, it gave it a very 30s/40s vibe which was a good choice. Ialso really admired the sets, which just hada way of placing you in the moment of the story.

George Clooney, who played Frank Stokes, was very good in it; offering some of the most inspiring lines of the film. Cate Blanchett, who played Clare Simone, was stunning, she has a rigid determination and strength to her that was very intriguing. John Goodman, who played Walter Farfi8eld, was the heart of the film and it was his character development that really moved me in this film. Jean Dujardin, who played Jean Claude Clermont, was just a charming character and had the saddest scene in the film.

However beyond any of these actors, the one I loved the most was Bob Balaban, who played Preston Savitz. Balaban was gruff and sour, yet he was incredibly funny and was one of the only actors who could make me laugh.

The plot in this was so basically handled, it was very two dimensional and not very engaging. The film felt like it dragged and the humour was as old as it's cast. I also hated how full of American propaganda this thing was, I mean not a single American character died for crying out loud.

Matt Damon, who played James Granger, was uninteresting and just felt like a transitionary side story to satisfy those who needed a romance storyline. Bill Murray, who played Richard Campbell, just felt tired and really was outshined by anyone else in a scene with him. Hugh Bonneville, who played Donald Jeffries, was crap and had the most uninteresting death scene ever. Dimitri Leonidas, who played Sam Epstein, just felt like a token character; in this instance the token young character.