A Fast and Energetic Spin on a Familiar Story

Rating: 8/10 (29 September 2017)

American Made is a fast and energetic rise to power/fall from grace movie made in the same vein as Wolf of Wall Street and War Dogs. What sets this movie apart from those is an extremely charming performance from Tom Cruise. He gives his best performance in years, portraying a morally ambiguous yet charming character. Doug Limon's direction is also good. He crafted an energetic movie that manages to balance his kinetic style with an interesting story. If you've seen Wolf of Wall Street, War Dogs, or Goodfellas, you will probably know almost every beat of this story, but Tom Cruise's performance helps this movie stand on its own.