Here’s another one that I dragged my feet on in producing a review for aforementioned reasons, i.e., movie lacked inspiration and entertainment value. And this is particularly disappointing given the all-star cast of the likes of Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, George Clooney, John Goodman, and Matt Damon. Well, perhaps I’m being a little harsh, but still, what were they thinking? Maybe they all found the script to be fascinating, but unfortunately, the screenplay and storyline didn’t quite turn out the way it had played out on paper?
Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, the movie focuses on an unlikely World War II platoon, tasked by FDR to go into Germany, rescue works of art from the Nazis, and return them to their rightful owners. Well, needless to say, they somehow get it done, but we’re left wondering if we’d rather have seen their characters developed instead.
At best, this is a flat film that drifts on (seemingly endlessly) from moment to moment. The plot is not tight enough and there is a sinking feeling that there isn’t much to the inevitable ending. As a lover of art, I feel like I am betraying myself in feeling so poorly about the movie, but that’s how it went down for me.
