第2次大戦末期のヨーロッパ。ナチスドイツはヒトラーの命を受け、侵攻した各国にある彫刻や歴史的名画を略奪していた。このことに危機感を募らせたハーバード大学付属美術館の館長ストークスは、大統領のルーズベルトにナチスドイツに奪われた美術品の奪還作戦を認めさせる。そして、芸術のエキスパート7人で特殊部隊“モニュメンツ・メン”を結成。貴重な美術品の行方を追うため、彼らはヨーロッパ各地の前線へ向かう。
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製作費: $70,000,000 (105億円)
興行収入: $154,984,035 (232億円)
推定収支: $84,984,035 (127億円)
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監督: ジョージ・クルーニー
脚本: グラント・ヘスロヴ / ジョージ・クルーニー / Robert M. Edsel
音楽: アレクサンドル・デスプラ
制作: ジョージ・クルーニー / グラント・ヘスロヴ / Barbara A. Hall
撮影監督: Phedon Papamichael
制作会社: Columbia Pictures / Fox 2000 Pictures / Smokehouse Pictures / Obelisk Productions / Studio Babelsberg
George Clooney starred, co-wrote and directed this interesting wartime drama. It centres around an elite squad sent to try to rescue precious works of art from the retreating Nazi war machine. Not elite in an SAS or SEAL type military sense, but dedicated to identifying and preserving these artefacts that could be anything from a small painting to a life-sized statue. Historically and logistically it is all over the place, but it has a feel-good sentiment to it for the most part. It focusses on another quite visceral, but perhaps less often considered aspect of the atrocities to posterity carried out during WWII. Matt Damon ("Granger") features occasionally as he tries to convince "Claire Simone" (Cate Blanchett) in Paris that they are not just going to loot the art for their own museums and there is enough action involved to illustrate just how dangerous the end of the war was as they race to prevent the destruction. The production is adequate, nothing more to be fair, but this film is enjoyable to watch with a message that endures long after the mediocre performances from the talent have diminished. Perhaps some objectivity behind the camera might have helped - Clooney is too close to what is clearly a labour of love for him, but it's still worth a watch.
