Why was this so slagged off? OK, it does seem a bit fragmented at the start, but essentially it's The Magnificent Seven but fighting Nazis to regain art treasures, not a normal subject matter, though will ring bells with anyone who has seen Sydney Pollack's strange 1969 film Castle Keep.
No, we thought it had a lot of lively, funny moments, e.g. scene where Damon is standing on an unexploded mine. And some seriousness too. A good balance.
Written by Clooney with his co-producer Grant Heslov, shot by Phedon Papamichael, edited by Stephen Mirrione who has cut all of Clooney's films, scored by Alexandre Desplat.
With Hugh Bonneville, Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Jean Dujardin, John Goodman, Kate Blanchett. And in a nice touch, George's dad Nick plays his older self at the end.
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