Solid Film but Nothing New

Rating: 7/10 (13 October 2017)

Had this come out 10-15 years ago it would have had a lot more impact. In 2017 it's about the 5th best movie/series about the drug trade. Back-tracking to the past doesn't make it any fresher.
There is really nothing wrong with this movie unless you expect it to contain a shred of originality. It's exactly, and I mean exactly like about 20 movies in this genre. Tom Cruise plays himself, the hot-shot adrenaline-fueled man with a smile.
Music from the era isn't enough to make something a period piece. The music annoyed the living crap out of me at almost every turn, like the music was yelling at you about how you should be thinking about the scene. There were at least a half a dozen music video clips which is about a half a dozen too many in my book.