refreshingly restrained.
Reteaming with Cruise after
their acclaimed sci-fi flop Edge
of Tomorrow, Liman seems to
have found his ideal collabora-
tor. After seeing American Made,
it’s difficult to imagine another
actor in the role of Barry Seal.
Cruise’s shit-eating grin and
boundless enthusiasm are vi-
tal in helping us believe this
man could get away with so
much wrongdoing, thanks to
his not-so-innocent charm. It’s
a chance to exercise both his
dramatic and comic chops, and
Cruise seizes it with the amount
of enthusiasm you would ex-
pect from this workaholic. With
the star lately stuck in duds like
The Mummy and Jack Reacher:
Never Go Back, American Made
comes at an opportune mo-
ment for Cruise, reaffirming him
as one of Hollywood’s greatest
assets. It’s good to see him in a
cockpit again too! w
American Made
3 ½ stars out of 5
Directed by: Doug Liman
Starring:
Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson,
Alejandro Edda, Sarah Wright,
Caleb Landry Jones,
Jesse Plemons, Lola Kirke
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