In search of a proper movie for the New Year, the studio trailers are out with their blockbuster, CGI-morphed monstrosities to bring us a title worth watching.
While Inside Llewyn Davis vacates theaters to make room for other, lesser productions--Classicalite, overall, favored Davis--some seem to reach further than others.
A film that might catch your eye could be The Monuments Men. The fifth in George Clooney's pursuit of filmmaking, stars Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Dimitri Leonidas, Hugh Bonneville, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaband, Bill Murray and John Goodman.
The cast, however, might be too heavy for the silver screen to hold.
Per a review on the Hollywood Reporter, the movie lackadaisically meanders through failed connections with its audience and mild humor to come out the other end with a mixed message to its demo.
I mean, is it truly worth a life in the pursuit of preserving art and culture?
While a trailer may not be the best indication of the film, the score may really be what lingers in the foreground, a notable and sympathetic piece that details the struggles, hardships and ultimate sacrifice dealt to our heroes as they work to unearth the classics.
And it's coined by none other than Alexandre Desplat, who is a recurring composer here on the site.
So, while George Clooney and co-producer Grant Heslov's flick may have its cinematic flaws, check out the film for Desplat's contribution.
Reviewers preferred Clooney in Gravity to this kind of unsentimental manure and perhaps that is all the more an indication to go.
Here is but a snippet...
