“Amsterdam”: Move Review Podcast

The cast of David O Russell’s new movie “Amsterdam” is stellar.

Literally. In that it has a lot of stars.

Margot Robbie. Christian Bale. Robert DeNiro. John David Washington. Zoe Saldana. Michael Shannon. Mike Myers. Anya Taylor Joy. And the proverbial many more.

A trio of eventual besties hooks up during the ravages of WWI. They frolic about Amsterdam in the aftermath of the war.

A decade and a half later, back in the States, all with personal issues, they get drawn back together and into a mysterious plot by some to overthrow the US government.

Does the two and a half hour movie work?

For the answer to that, you’ll need to listen to my podcast below:

— c d kaplan