Entertaining account of a mostly forgotten part of World War II

Rating: 8/10 (16 February 2014)

I don't get why so many people are trashing this movie. I found it to be an entertaining (if not completely factual) account of a mostly forgotten part of World War II. I actually got teary eyed several times during this movie because I felt for the characters and the situations they found themselves in. I feel that the actors brought authenticity to this film about "normal" people faced with the extraordinary task of preserving the art and culture of most of Europe. I was appalled by the fact that so much artwork was destroyed by the Nazi's and as someone who feels relatively well-informed I was surprised to find out that I knew very little about this aspect of the war. Thanks to George Clooney for bringing this portion of history to my attention.