stofsisters
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I like this movie a lot. The cast is great, the story is great, the direction is great. The plot kind of wobbles. Despite the brilliant cast, it's not a movie that shines a bright light over each character for identification. My seatmate didn't recognize Christian Bale. I didn't recognize Mike Meyers - not a favorite - and I surely didn't recognize Alessandro Nivola.
There's the beauty of gentle, loving friendship, which is a theme throughout the movie. But there's also the ugliness of the facial disfigurements the WWI vets suffered, their use of drugs, and their abandonment by the US government; it's this that spurs the movie's action.
After the film climaxes, at a fundraising Gala for a Black regiment that's disrupted by fascist hecklers, the story is complete. It's OK to leave 10 minutes before the movie ends. Those ten minutes are a heartfelt defense of love and a sincere plea that we all pay more attention to love and art. It's a self-indulgent statement and it doesn't ruin Amsterdam, but it's anti-climactic. On the other hand, Margot Robbie has a marvelous fantasy shot that almost redeems the film's finish.
If the producers cut the last ten minutes, I'd likely give Amsterdam a 10.
There's the beauty of gentle, loving friendship, which is a theme throughout the movie. But there's also the ugliness of the facial disfigurements the WWI vets suffered, their use of drugs, and their abandonment by the US government; it's this that spurs the movie's action.
After the film climaxes, at a fundraising Gala for a Black regiment that's disrupted by fascist hecklers, the story is complete. It's OK to leave 10 minutes before the movie ends. Those ten minutes are a heartfelt defense of love and a sincere plea that we all pay more attention to love and art. It's a self-indulgent statement and it doesn't ruin Amsterdam, but it's anti-climactic. On the other hand, Margot Robbie has a marvelous fantasy shot that almost redeems the film's finish.
If the producers cut the last ten minutes, I'd likely give Amsterdam a 10.
I was in my late teens when I saw this movie in the theater as a new release. Sixty-five years later it's still worth seeing. I, who forget everything, still remember the four principals and especially the sacred white buffalo. Sophisticated dialogue, if I remember correctly, and beautiful photography.
Yes, it's lightweight, and it's a shame to waste John Corbett on a movie like this, but it's sit-on-the-couch-and-wait-out-COVID-19 time, so I watched the whole thing. Formulaic, yes. But at least there's no conflicted romance between the two detectives. The plot got kind of hard to follow - too many characters dropping in and out, and one that was already dead and never dropped in at all. There was menace, but it too was lightweight, though it rose to a crescendo at the end. Corbett's character, soured on romance, is self-protective; reassuringly, he has a warm work relationship with his partner.
I like Corbett (check out Elvis has left the Building and My Big Fat Greek Wedding), Gary Cole's subdued his role, Julie Benz was adequate, and I'd like to see more of Kelly Overton when we're no longer watching semi-soothing movies