American Made
2.5
Biography
Cast: Tom Cruise , Sarah Wright , Domhnall Gleeson , Jayma Mays
Director: Doug Liman
Story: The retelling of the true life incident surrounding the infamous TWA pilot Barry Seal. Barry became a drug smuggler for the Medellin Cartel and later to avoid jail time joined hands with the White House and the DEA
Review: Set in the years between the late 1970's and the mid 1980's American Made comes across to be more of a documentary . The pedestrian routine of picking and dropping off goods shown countless of times throughout the film is nothing to write home about! The film is mostly air borne and I wish it had stayed a bit more grounded because in their desire to scale greater heights both the protagonist and the film get into trouble . The film could have been much more interesting had the scenes not been thrown at us relentlessly like bowling balls and had given us some breathing space. Even with a short run time of 1 hour and 55 minutes this film seemed far too long and stretched .
To the films credit it does not waste too much time in introducing the characters and gets to the point straight away. It is a treat to get to know the fascinating true story of a man who worked for four different agencies together. Some scenes are quite thrilling and rescue the film from its otherwise dry spell.
Tom cruise does a good job though his Southern accent seems a bit forced. The others have a comparatively smaller role but they all manage to hold the film together.
If you are a fan of the slick crime thrillers and don't mind more crime and less thrill mostly piloted by the charismatic Tom Cruise then this ones the perfect weekend watch for you!
Comments
Scenes thrown at us relentlessly like bowling balls!❤️