Not supposed to be taken seriously?

Rating: 5/10 (25 December 2018)

American Made is much more a comedy than anything else. Based upon the life of pilot and smuggler Barry Seal, the story has been changed a lot from the truth.
In the movie Seal is portrayed more like an entrepreneur and adventurer than anything else (and that he started out by working with the government and just expanded his business when the opportunities came, than working with the government after being arrested). The main focus of the movie is that Seal get so successful that he has major problems to hide all his money, which lead to some comical effects. In one scene it literally floods out of a closet when Seal opens the door, and other times the dog digs it up when they buried it in the yard. Added to that is the hide and seek games he plays with different agencies, and even Seals eventual demise is joked about.
Real action is scarce, and suspense is not included at all. So to take it seriuosly seems to be a mistake, since the makers don't seem like they did.