The Monuments Men, George Clooney.

Great find mazy!

That's an interesting review.
I haven't seen it yet but don't think that including humour in the story is wrong.
My father went over to France on D Day 2 and survived all that went on in Europe for the rest of WW2.
He only talked about the funny things that happened.

A soldier's sense of humour is unique in a war zone don't forget !

And very necessary!

The only weapon a soldier has to keep himself sane in the face of all the death around them is a very good sense of humor!  

I seriously don't know what these critics are complaining about.  This is a well told, well crafted story, which gives the audience a glimpse of what a harrowing experience these curators and artists endured to save art/culture...which is what makes us human's unique in the first place!  Otherwise we're not much different than the animals and would pass into oblivion without much notice, except the bones and rubbish we left behind!

A lot of critics are reviewing the movie they expected to see, and not the one they saw. Of course 'MM' comes up short against the movie they would have made... if they could make movies instead of being relegated to watching and giving their opinions of them.

@Way2...I said that very same thing from the first group of reviews.  They would have done the film and the producers a big favor if they had reviewed the film George and Grant made, instead of whining about the one they expected or wanted to see.

Lighterside wrote:@Way2...I said that very same thing from the first group of reviews.  They would have done the film and the producers a big favor if they had reviewed the film George and Grant made, instead of whining about the one they expected or wanted to see.

In all the reading I also find that a lot of critics seem to have formed an opinion back when the opening date was pushed back. They get something stuck in their head and then look at the movie that way. Then also you got your smart asses that just like to put George down, jealousy is a terrible thing.

I completely agree Mazy...sad but true!

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This is 20th Century Fox Official Weibo(like Twitter here) account.Got some new Chinese version posters of MM. The guy who runs the account is really funny! He or she posts daily funny pics about George,Damon and Cate,even including some fantasy stories with Brad and Ben! I remember when Gravity hit theaters last fall,the official accounts of IMAX and WB always tried to sell "Handsome George" as one of the must-see reasons.
However, I'm still waiting for the exact release date. Hope I could make it in a month.   As my birthday gift by the end of next month.
I realize the international gross isn't so impressive so far. So hope Monuments Men could make more money in world's second largest market. At least 20M? That's my guess.