There are pleasures, as there would be for any movie with a cast this good. ...Murray and Balaban...inject some antagonistic odd-couple chemistry into their scenes.

The movie's best quality is its willingness to be real about the heroes' prospects and illustrate how hard it is to make a moral or philosophical case for their mission when millions have already died.

...en film med et opmuntrende og positivt budskab om kunstens nødvendighed og idealismens sejr.

Det er svært ikke at kunne lide George Clooney...

...easy on the eye, gentle on the heart, light on the head.

Titlens flok af monumentmænd udgøres af et glorværdigt ensemble af skuespillere, der foruden Clooney inkluderer Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman og Jean Dujardin ...