Priceless

Rating: 7/10 (31 January 2020)

Another one of those infuriating yet inspiring true stories from history following Helen Mirren as an elderly Jewish woman in L.A . 'Maria' finds documents in her late sisters possessions proving that several priceless paintings stolen six decades earlier from her family during WW2 by the Nazis are now in the possession of a museum in Austria.
With the help of ambitious young lawyer Ryan Reynolds Maria starts legal proceedings in various countries to recover a portrait of her beloved aunt known as the woman in gold, now considered a national treasure by the Austrian government.
Enjoyed this movie, parts of it are done in flashbacks with the fantastic Tatiana Maslan playing a young Maria just as the Nazis are taking over Austria and rounding up the Jews. Helen Mirren is brilliant as expected. Ryan Reynolds role could have been played by anyone and he wasn't notable at all.