# Monuments Men {some people liked, some people didn't: edited title} **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 10, 2014, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monuments-men-some-people-liked-some-people-didnt-edited-title/680993 "2014-02-10T17:51:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2014, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monuments-men-some-people-liked-some-people-didnt-edited-title/680993/41 "2014-02-12T22:40:13Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > I’m not sure I’m really sold on Clooney as a writer/director. If this was a misfire, it’s his first significant one as director. While none are great, _Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, The Ides of March_ and _Good Night and Good Luck_ are all quite well-made (while _Leatherheads_ was slight but fun) and none as tedious-sounding as _MM_ is sounding (I hope to get to it eventually but haven’t yet). ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monuments-men-some-people-liked-some-people-didnt-edited-title/680993/42 "2014-02-13T00:31:05Z")
> [@MovieMogul](#): > > If this was a misfire, it’s his first significant one as director. While none are great, _Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, The Ides of March_ and _Good Night and Good Luck_ are all quite well-made (while _Leatherheads_ was slight but fun) and none as tedious-sounding as _MM_ is sounding (I hope to get to it eventually but haven’t yet). I’ve seen the latter two and I think _Good Night and Good Luck_ is a good film ( though I’m not as enamored with it as some critics ) and _Leatherheads_ was pretty much exactly as you described it. But this one felt far more paint-by-numbers in its writing than those. YMMV, obviously. I don’t think Clooney is _bad_, just like I don’t _Monuments Men_ was bad. But I do think I’d describe his writing and directing, based on what of his work I’ve seen to date, as more competent and journeyman-like than transcendant. Which isn’t a tremendous put down in my book, but IMHO he is no Joel Coen. ---
**Author:** ![Indyellen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/indyellen/32/4176_2.png) [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monuments-men-some-people-liked-some-people-didnt-edited-title/680993/43 "2014-02-15T05:57:11Z")
My husband and I went to see this tonight when our other plans got snowed out. We both enjoyed it; we thought maybe people were having issues with the pacing, but we enjoyed ourselves. It’s not any of the actors’ best work, but so what? It was a well done movie covering some important pieces of the war effort that most people don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monuments-men-some-people-liked-some-people-didnt-edited-title/680993/44 "2014-02-15T09:37:01Z")
Well I saw it. I wish I hadn’t read the article that I posted earlier in this thread, b/c I could not get away from the sing-songy, inform-you-of-your-feelings, overbearing score. It really exposed the flaws in the movie, which were Legion. Even without it though, this was pretty clunky. I’m a huge fan of Clooney as a filmmaker - I have enjoyed all his films listed here - so here’s hoping this was a simple misstep, and not a sign of things to come. ---
**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monuments-men-some-people-liked-some-people-didnt-edited-title/680993/45 "2014-02-18T22:04:59Z")
I saw it today (with tickets that I won; go me!) and I enjoyed it. It did have something of a rote war movie feel to it, but it was telling an important story that would be unfamiliar to most of its audience, so I can live with that. I especially liked the parts with Matt Damon and Cate Blanchett, and I particularly liked that they didn’t end up in bed together. ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monuments-men-some-people-liked-some-people-didnt-edited-title/680993/46 "2014-02-18T22:13:32Z")
I saw it and liked it. I don’t know why it got so much negative press and opinions from viewers. It wasn’t great and it wasn’t terrible, and maybe that was the problem. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monuments-men-some-people-liked-some-people-didnt-edited-title/680993.md?page=2)