The Monuments Men (2014)

George Clooney stars and directs in this The Dirty Dozen-inspired tale that he co-wrote with Grant Heslov. Except instead of a motley group of 12 felons on a top-secret suicide mission, his six troops — seven including Clooney — are artists, conservators, architects and curators tasked with preserving the West’s cultural artifacts from bombing by their own army and allies as well as Nazi hoarding during WWII. This treasure hunt, based on the true story of a much more ambitious mission by a much larger platoon and written about by Robert M. Edsel with Bret Witter, could make a really good movie full of suspense and triumphant moments driven by expert, esoteric knowledge. This is not that movie. Read the full review on KCActive.com.