Solid (mostly fictionalised) storyline albeit based on a true story

Rating: 7/10 (23 February 2020)

I enjoyed this movie insofar that Cruise plays a believable Barry Seal. The back story (i.e. US government involved in propping up anyone they see as their enemies-enemy) is also entirely plausible and no doubt now recorded as contemporary history.
There are also add-ins to the story that are entirely fictional (e.g. Barry's brother in law). I find this a little disappointing and there was plenty enough 'meat' in the narrative to sustain the audience's attention, but hey-ho, I'm not a Hollywood exec. Worth a watch if only to remind yourself of mid-80's US foreign policy.