Directed by Doug Liman (2017)
by Rosalie Kicks!, Old Sport

In Doug Liman’s latest somewhat true biopic, American Made, Tom Cruise plays Barry Seal in a story that attempts to turn a career criminal into a romanticized charismatic icon.

Making use of Tom Cruise’s winning smile reminiscent from his Risky Business days is probably about the only thing this movie got right for me. Tommy makes a despicable person seem endearing, which means he is doing his job. At the end of the day, I’m not questioning why this story was told. I am just left wondering why this version of the story was.