Goes too far in its intended direction

Rating: Null/10 (17 July 2015)

One review that I read before watching "The Monuments Men" stated that it was an old-fashioned type of movie. After seeing it, I tend to agree with that statement. It takes its subject matter very seriously for the most part, and instead of being lightening fast like most modern Hollywood movies, the pace is slow and deliberate. Nothing wrong with that in theory, but writer/director/actor George Clooney doesn't quite manage to pull it off. The movie is so solemn and serious that it almost becomes boring many times through its almost two hour running time. Some action or a few more attempts at humor would have helped. The subject matter is worthy of a movie, and the recreation of the time and place does come across as authentic, but I see that most people will probably squirm in their seats from a lack of patience with the end results.