Should you watch The Monuments Men?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
The Monuments Men
Film · 2014
Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men is an action drama focusing on seven over-the-hill, out-of-shape museum directors, artists, architects, curators, and art historians who went to the front lines of WWII to rescue the world’s artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their rightful owners. With the art hidden behind enemy lines, how could these guys hope to succeed?
The sides of The Monuments Men
- Art experts sent to the front in World War II
- Stolen masterpieces hidden in mines
- A race to save art before it is destroyed
The Monuments Men is good for you if…
- you like a true story about the people who saved Europe's art.
- you like a little-known side of World War II.
- you like a crew of middle-aged men joking their way through a war.
The Monuments Men is bad for you if…
- you want a war film full of battles.
- you roll your eyes at speeches about why art matters.
About: culture · sacrifice · friendship
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