A strong yet unmemorable film

Rating: 7/10 (18 December 2018)

I was very pleased to see that 'American Made' had an R rating. Even though it certainly doesn't utilise it to the full extent that some other films would've, it's just nice to know that anything can happen and anything can be said. It really is becoming a necessity for a film to be watchable. 'American Made' is a slightly above average film that I enjoyed slightly more than I anticipated I would.
Tom Cruise is in good (perhaps not great) form here. He's his usual charming self in a movie that relies very heavily on his ability to be entertaining. He's given some pretty decent dialogue to work with for the most part which helps. The film was actually a lot funnier that I expected it to be. It almost borders on being a comedy at times.
The structuring is bit messy at times. It also runs 10-15 minutes longer than I feel it needed to. Some good pacing does help cover that up however. Clearly this a true story that takes some liberties to make for a more entertaining version of the events that actually transpired. At least they were up front about that fact. I wouldn't describe 'American Made' as a must-watch film, but if you do find yourself watching it I'd suggest you're likely to have an enjoyable enough time.