Film No.15 (2014) March 5th. 6:30 PM VMAX Innaloo.
The Monuments Men
The story behind The "real" Monuments Men is both fascinating and complicated. Thus, it is a shame this George Clooney "project" film is simplistic and ill scripted.
Clooney is renown for the money he pours into his projects. To scrimp on researchers and script writers has lead this be forgettable and underwhelming. He would not have wanted this for such an important story. The story of a few men recovering artistic masterpieces for the preservation of modern history.
I recall Goodnight and Good Luck, an earlier Clooney project film. This too was an important story; a story well told. Contrastingly Monuments , of blockbuster proportions, is not helped by its mind numbing soundtrack to help us feel what we couldn't feel for ourselves.
I have been scathing, but only through disappointment. For many this film will fill an entertainment gap. It is big and it is pretty. A bit like George himself; he along with Damon, Murray, Goodman and Blanchete are good but the script "screams" for their brilliance. 5GUMS
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