One of Tom Cruise's most entertaining characters framed brilliantly by Liman's direction, Spinelli's script, and brilliant supporting cast performances headlined by Gleeson

Rating: 8/10 (1 October 2017)

American Made is a movie that places Tom Cruise in his character wheel house to great effect. Cruise clearly enjoys playing his character, and working with this talented production team (that clearly enjoys working with him).
Applause for Doug Liman's snappy direction, a well crafted script by Gary Spinelli, and uniformly great supporting performances, most notably that of actor Domhnal Gleeson, who has a cargo plane load of talent.
American Made is a pleasant surprise in an otherwise dismal year for new releases (to date).
The film will be a nomination contender for 2017 Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Actor in a Leading Role, and Actor in a Supporting Role.
We shall see if that holds up through the holidays.
Regardless, this politically satirical comedy/action/bio film entertains and brings hope that 2017 might be redeemed with strong 4th quarter releases.