Treasures ahoy

Rating: 5/10 (7 February 2016)

The Monuments Men wants to be a jaunty all star caper in the style of Ocean's 11 but with the serious undertones of this being based on true events.
There was a group of Monuments Men who had the task of finding historical and cultural treasures and snatch it away from the Nazis.
George Clooney as star, co-writer and director wants to inject a comedic tone as some of his all star cast bicker as they go about their search and adventure. The film is too scattered, some of the characters are vaguely sketched out but just enough to imbue them with some kind of personality.
Of course the film comes together as the men discover where the loot is hidden and need to recover it before the Russians but you felt it is too late then for it to all hand together.
It might had been Clooney needed to deliver a leaner film.