Self-indulgent vanity project

Rating: 2/10 (6 November 2019)

When we saw a preview for this movie at the theatre back in the day, I showed some interest, maybe b/c Bill Murray is in the cast. My wife turned to me and said, ''you know it's going to be horrible, right?"
Turns out, she over-rated this movie by quite a large margin.
I can almost imagine Clooney calling up his buddies and asking, ''Who's up for a paid European vacation? We don't have a shooting script, so we'll just makeup as we go along. I read the book. It'll be fine. Trust me."
It's earnest and dull on a level rarely seen these days. The way they're always staring at the paintings when they discover them. Check out Clooney when he finally comes across a key piece. Whoa. What's he doing with his hand there?
The narration somehow makes it even worse, driving it to a point of pathos that I haven't seen since the days of the NBC Very Special After School Special.
If you want to see the story of saving art from the Nasties, watch The Train. If you want to see American soldiers goofing around behind the lines while chasing valuables, watch Kelly's Heroes or Three Kings.
If you want to see fine art without being treated like an idiot by a Hollywood blowhard, visit The Louvre.