A rather schmaltzy synopsis about how the (Western) Allied Forces undertook semi-dangerous missions to recover stolen artwork from the Nazi regime. We also went despite tepid reviews because The Lego Movie was sold out and we had free tickets to iPic, a chain like Alamo but higher end fare.
Putting aside all of Monument‘s inaccuracies, the movie is just TV caliber fare with a bigger-name cast who mostly phone it in…Bill Murray, I’m looking in your direction. I dare say it also has a strong American bias since (spoiler alert) only the foreign characters are killed saving mostly French, Dutch and Belgian pieces.
Such a shame too. What the real people did to help preserve critical works will likely be remembered for years by this rather incomplete film; there were over 300 people involved in the real-world operation and the Nazis stealing stuff was already well known. The alternatives to counter misinformation have died out, especially when the History Channel decided to become the lowbrow redneck reality marathon. There’s always a glimmer of hope via PBS.
I don’t mind George Clooney’s attempts at directing. I think that if he wants to cover a major, historical topic, he should consider a mini-series via HBO like Tom Hanks did.