I hold movies I'm excited for in such high regard that I'm determined to see them even before they are released. In that vein, I saw Amsterdam in an early screening (IMAX.) Boy, was that a mistake! This movie is awful. The story was extremely convoluted. I couldn't understand a thing that was happening. I still have no clue. I know that I'm not alone in this, as everyone else in the theater shared my viewpoint. I'm not sure how to stress this enough-this film shouldn't have been released in its current state.

There were more failures than good things to say about this movie. For example:

-Underutilized actors (Robert De Niro, Chris Rock, Taylor Swift) -Abuse of the close-up -Disorganized plot -Cast reading their lines as if from cue cards -Not wanting to feel fully vested in the characters.

The list goes on...

Beside all of the misfires, there are things that are great about this movie, well, probably only one. THE CINEMATOGRAPHY. The visuals were astounding, but I guess you would expect that from Emmanuel Lubezki (The Revenant, Birdman.)

If you were as excited as I was to see this movie, let me give you a tip-don't waste your time. The trailer portrayed this movie as a fabulous work of art. Sadly, it was not that. If I could just erase this movie from my mind and just remember this film as only being the trailer I think I would have given this movie ten stars. What a disappointment.

Even though my review is negative, deep down inside, I honestly wanted to like this movie. However, I still love Christian Bale!