Begging to differ. The telling of a true-ish story I never heard about WWII was a fascination. Bill Murray also delivered some great moments, in addition to Blanchett. Clooney wrote, directed and starred. I thought he did a much better job of writing and directing than he does acting. I enjoyed him in "O brother..."
There is a symbolic juxtaposition of Hitler's devilish intent to kill, steal and destroy what God cherishes most versus the heroes' search for the stolen Madonna and child, who came for the opposite reasons.
I enjoyed the story, the costumes, the sound track, the art, some of the acting, and I especially appreciated an all Clooney creation where the big romance is between men and art.
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