What a pathetic sellout of an important book

Rating: 4/10 (17 August 2014)

How very sad I am after finally watching this highly anticipated movie. I recently read the book, and while the story is a bit dry it's simultaneously huge in stature, an overlooked historical chapter of WWII, and a moving philosophical insight that has permanently changed my perspective on the importance of art to humanity.
George Clooney, for shame. This movie is a complete bastardization of the true story, what did you do, just read the cliff notes and wing it? Most of what was portrayed in the movie didn't happen. This is not a comedy. You changed everyone's names so you could make their characters more interesting? So you could give them a drinking problem? Add a bit of sex scandal? Outrageous.
This movie is an embarrassment to history, to the men who personify this story, and to the book it claims to be based on. I will only commend the making of this film in the attempt to bring the story to a wider audience, to that I say "bravo", but I am very sad at the resulting product.