No super heroes here.

Rating: 8/10 (20 September 2016)

I was dragged kicking and scream to watch this by my girlfriend.
I used to like WW2 films, "Cross of Iron" and "A bridge too Far" were firm favourites growing up.
But modern WW2 movies seem dedicated on making really bad versions of "The Magnificent Seven". From "Saving Private Ryan" to "Fury" to "Red Tails" it all boils down to our band of heroes having to defend some ridiculous objective against a horde of incompetent, suicidal Nazis.
Monument Men is not like that. It tells the story of Allied special agents sent to recover, protect and return works of art.
The characters are likable and interesting, and very human. There have been at least a few flourishes of artistic licence (for instance who would go to the effort to design a land mine that explodes when you step off it?)
I don't know the true story but this seems believable enough to me and I was gripped right up to the very end.
It goes without saying the affects and production are very high quality. Against my initial feeling I would highly recommend this.