I only watched this movie because it was free to HBO Max and nothing better caught my eye... thank God. Amsterdam isn't about contextual layers, styling, convincing characters, or even historical context. This movie is a forthright comedy in every stretch of the term and it achieves this goal. In fact, it's downright hilarious. The predicament the film gets itself into is of the same as each comedic performance before it, do you think it's funny? Some people do, some people don't. Plenty of individuals scatter the globe who turned off Airplane or Oh Brother Where Art Thou? Without a single laugh.