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lurkerwithout ([personal profile] lurkerwithout) wrote2014-02-12 02:50 pm
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The Monuments Men

The movie mostly moves around the edges of post D-Day in the European theater. With Clooney leading a mostly over-the-hill squad trying to recover artworks stolen by the Germans. It does meander and mosey along, and despite its setting is hard to qualify as a "war" movie. But I enjoyed it, though it is unlikely to be on anyone top (or worst) list at any point...

[identity profile] ellakite.livejournal.com 2014-02-13 01:58 pm (UTC)(link)

Overall,  the reviews for this movie have been fair-to-middling at best, and quite a few critics have torn it to shreds. 

OTOH, a good friend of mine has texted me saying I *MUST* see this movie...  if for no other reason than it's based solidly on fact.

If you're interested in watching an excellent fictional film based on a similar premise, find a copy of the 1964 B&W film THE TRAIN. It stars Burt Lancaster and was directed by John Frakenheimer.  'Nuff said.