Amsterdam

 

Amsterdam 2022

• Director: David O Russell
• Seen by this director: Joy, American Hustle, Silver Linings Playbook
• Based on novel: no
• Cast: Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Rock, Michael Shannon, Zoe Saldana, Rami Malek, Robert De Niro
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in
• Christian Bale – many, including Henry V
• Margot Robbie – many
• John David Washington – Tenet, BlacKkKlansman
• Anya Taylor-Joy – Last Night in Soho, The New Mutants, Glass, Split
• Chris Rock – Pauly Shore Is Dead, Nurse Betty, Dogma
• Michael Shannon – Knives Out, The Shape of Water, Take Shelter, The Runaways
• Zoe Saldana - I Kill Giants, Out of the Furnace, The Words, The Terminal, Pirates of the Caribbean
• Rami Malek – No Time to Die, Bohemian Rhapsody, Short Term 12
• Robert De Niro - many
•      Why? The cast
•       Seen: 6 August 2024 

A whimsical romp through WWI and the following decades – the racism, the horrendous injuries and scars, the plots and intrigues. The humour and love, healing and friendship, the art made from the shrapnel picked carefully from the wounds of the injured.

And then murder and fascism in the 30s. Parallells to today? Oh yes.

It has been noted that this is a sprawling chaotic mess of a film and indeed it is but while many therefore dislike it, I like it very much. The brilliant cast are brilliant.

Sort of even based on a true story. 

4 ½ * of 5