Entertaining, poignant and historical

Rating: 6/10 (3 April 2016)

Set in WWII the MM's were specialists sent to Europe to save priceless works of art from Nazi stockpiles/destroyers. Real men women, were responsible for finding stashed collections and protecting art galleries and museums and returned family heirlooms to Jewish owners when they were taken by Hilter's men. Well acted, with a star-studded cast, the sets, costumes, locations and everything about the film was excellent. Damon, Goodman and Blanchett were stand out. There was a little comedy to keep the story rolling along, and realistic and poignant enough to be a valid war film but without all the gore and graphic tragedy. Some of the most heartbreaking scenes were of burning of pictures and books, one of the horrors of war which rarely gets much press. Based on a true story, possibly directly true but for film it needed a little more suspense and less contrived quick solution... for my money. Interesting spectacle of history, however.