When was the last time you sat in a movie theater that was so engaged in the film no one disturbed you by looking at their phone or having an unrelated conversation? The audience was onboard with the sneak preview we saw tonight of Amsterdam from beginning to end and applauded when the film ended.

Beautifully shot as others have mentioned and interesting casting. Though he's always amazing I don't think I've ever seen Christian Bale have so much fun with a part and he, a luminous Margot Robbie, and the always wonderful John David Washington play beautifully off each other. Many great characters in supporting roles, just a wealth of talent and casting.

No spoilers but this story set in the 1930's has clear parallels for the world today.

I disagree that the story was difficult to follow, a clear narrative that does move through a few time periods but always makes those jumps clear.

Don't miss this one!