Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Francene Odetta It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

krocheav I'm sure Mr Clooney had some good intentions for making this work but did he really have to set his hand to writing and directing? These tasks he has done rather poorly and drags much of his good intentions down to the level of a typical Dirty Dozen meets Oceans 11 type - this story needed more respect. It's also getting to be overly obvious that George 'casts' his cigarettes as closely as his co stars - everything he does features smoking as a major influence to the story (looks ominously like payola unfortunately?) His big cast are also pretty much your Hollywood HBO TV variety and their characters are underdeveloped to the point of creating little empathy. Pity, as the initial-based-on-fact story is worth a far stronger treatment. A good documentary could have covered this more convincingly. I'd recommend taking another look at Frankenheimer's "The Train" to get a better understanding of the significance of this whole Nazi 'Art theft' business. George was fortunate to get his big budget back but, I suspect many might have been somewhat disappointed with the end product considering such a costly input.

thekarmicnomad I was dragged kicking and scream to watch this by my girlfriend. I used to like WW2 films, "Cross of Iron" and "A bridge too Far" were firm favourites growing up.But modern WW2 movies seem dedicated on making really bad versions of "The Magnificent Seven". From "Saving Private Ryan" to "Fury" to "Red Tails" it all boils down to our band of heroes having to defend some ridiculous objective against a horde of incompetent, suicidal Nazis.Monument Men is not like that. It tells the story of Allied special agents sent to recover, protect and return works of art.The characters are likable and interesting, and very human. There have been at least a few flourishes of artistic licence (for instance who would go to the effort to design a land mine that explodes when you step off it?)I don't know the true story but this seems believable enough to me and I was gripped right up to the very end.It goes without saying the affects and production are very high quality. Against my initial feeling I would highly recommend this.

steve-3985 This movie seems to have everything to make ad least a decent action / entertaining movie: Decent budget , Excellent cast & what it seems a good subject for a blockbuster ( nazi art robbery during the WWII & especially during the nazi "debacle" ).But It isn't . The guilt to a messy unattractive script. No thrill, no commitment no pace at all . This movie seems to be a totally FLAT EKG !And you don't have to wait for long to be bored ! After only the first 20mn it started to smell bad with pointless scene who seems to fall on the screen haphazardly . Even the experienced actors start to loose it & their play is often out of the tracks !Special BAD comment for my national fellow in the movie ( Georges wasn't a so nice friend to put him in such a miserable movie ! ) : Mister Jean Dujardin ! Who usually play great ( as good in drama or comedy ) , act really poorly here ! :( Have a look on the "presentation" scene :( Perhaps challenging Marion Cotillard for the worst french acting scene in a US Movie ?? But unlike Marion ,he only seems to wake up to really act when he's wounded & the death scene is not as bad but there again the poor scene cut's waste it ! Fortunately, he "dies" from his "wounds" ending his misery in this pathetic "movie".One positive point : the only one who seems to me, not to sank deep is .....The Aussie girl aka the sweet cute Cate Blanchet ! Ad least she was smart enough to avoid the trap to try to talk french ! She craftily speak English with a french accent, nice & it works +++.But her too saw her play smash into the messy blury scenario who makes her look like a icy unpolite useless bi...characters and her impact on the "action" or if you prefer the "story" is : absolutely NONE.Who did the writing & the post production ??? Obsiously George cloney is not Clint Eastwood ! Perhaps it should pay him a call ...& a few lessons !. to be brief : movie utterly disappointing . Don't waste your time like i did.

ladyamy-33825 I read IMDb reviews all the time and have never created a log in or written a review until I felt that this movie needed some input.Yes, I know that this movie was the short, short version of the much more amazing true story of the people who brought their expertise to bear to save our history and put their lives on the line for it. But if it takes George Clooney and Matt Damon to shine a light on this deserving story for the younger generation, so be it.I am an educator and a history buff, but have you spoken to a local middle school or high school student recently? Have you asked them what they know about World War II? They know very little and they have a hard time figuring out why events that happened 70-80 years ago have anything to do with them or their world. Yes, I am reading the book, and I want all the historical detail I can get my hands on. I loved the documentary "The Rape of Europa" which is also a more in depth story. But I will show this short, funny version to young students if that's what to takes to get them to think about it, even a little. It is a great starting point for many of the difficult topics like the Holocaust and military occupation without being too intense or distressing. For educators and students, there is a lot of swearing in the movie, but the language is very PG rated, especially compared to many other war movies out there.