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Christian Bale, John David Washington, and Margot Robbie. © 2022. 20th Century Studios, New Regency, DreamCrew, Keep Your Head, and Corazon Hayagriva. Directed by David O. Russell. Watched it in IMAX @ AMC Theaters
A Group of Friends Stuck in The Most Craziest Conspiracy in American History. A film filled with a huge A-list cast, a critically acclaimed director, and a fantastic production team. What could go wrong? It went wrong. Even besides the director's allegations, the script is overflowed with a lot of story and confusing contradictions that became a mess. A dull film but with energy left to be squeezed. It's not the worst film of the year or a really bad film. It's just that this film could've used more rewrites and cut down a little bit of the plot. But on the bright side, it's watchable because of the amazing cast. But we have to know why this film is getting dumped by critics. Well, join me in this review, and let's explore the world of Amsterdam. Story: Set in the '30s, it follows three friends who witness a murder, become suspects themselves, and uncover one of the most outrageous plots in American history. Their ego is being tested and can this trio survive with each other, or depart like this never happened before? While there are flaws present in the film, there are positives that I would like to point out. The biggest one is the cast itself. They legit carried the film and made it watchable because of their charisma and performances. It's the Don't Look Up of 2022 in terms of casting. The main trio which is Christian Bale, John David Washington, and Margot Robbie did a great job with their characters. They are great when the three characters are together and they are fun. Christian Bale's character Burt is my favorite character out of all the cast. His character was better written and he was more fun because of Bale's performance. The rest of the supporting cast was also great as well. It's nice to see Chris Rock in this project and I liked his charm in the film. The two US agents played by Mike Myers and Michael Shannon are funny in this film. Robert De Niro and Raimi Malek are also great as well. Everyone is great in the film and they made the film entertaining. Besides the cast, the production design is great. I really liked the costumes in the film and the cinematography is pretty good. Besides the production and the cast, this film has a lot of flaws within the narrative of the story. While the film starts off strong in the first 30 minutes, it starts to derail itself in the second act but picks back up in the third act but it is still weak. While I liked the tension within the final act, it was a weird climactic ending. Those are some of the positives of the film but unfortunately, we start to get into the flaws. When going into this film, I felt like something might go wrong when watching the film. Even though I trusted the director's script, it can sometimes be bad. Well, it was indeed bad. The narrative story was quite interesting but the plot starts to get a little bit stale in the middle of the film. There were some moments where it didn't concentrate on the main story and felt like it has forgotten the whole story. I was, unfortunately, a little bit bored in the second act and there was any action in the film or big drama. I wished there was a battle sequence or another chase sequence but it was just exposition after exposition. While it didn't bore me, it felt like it wasn't suited for this type of film. Especially for this type of film with big-name stars. Even fucking Dune had big stars and there are huge dramatic sequences and small action sequences to make the narrative feel fresh and alive. This film however didn't have enough of that. Not even the biggest film stars in this film didn't save the film. There was a lot to work with in this film and unfortunately, it was too much. Even with a big cast, there was too much to work with. But there are films that have a huge cast and they pull it off because it focuses on a great story and plot. For this film, it was a lot and the execution wasn't that great. The pacing in this film felt a little bit dragged and I wished they could've cut scenes out or made it shorter. Another critique of this film was the chemistry between John David Washington and Margot Robbie. While I liked their performance, I felt like there were some scenes that I felt didn't have a connection to each other. After the film was finished, I felt like there was more but not really. A bunch of critiques I have with this film and sometimes, it always leads to the narrative. This could've been great but it ain't getting its awards campaign anytime soon. This film was disappointing and I felt like it was while watching the film. I loved the cast and production design, but the narrative felt weak and the directing was questionable. This was quite a film and I wished they could've fixed the narrative more. But I feel like even with the allegations from the director, it would've flopped. A bunch of controversy behind the film and it didn't receive any good reviews and I'm one of them. This could've been the Don't Look Up of 2022 but instead, it became Cats with bad writing but good production. But Cats was totally dog shit. Not worth your time. Now Playing Only in Theaters in IMAX and 2D/Digital. Vizeit Score: "C" (Share this review with your film friends and on social media! Thank you for your continue support.) Copyright © 2022. Vizeit Studios. All Rights Reserved. Review Written By: Everardo Garcia Jr.
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