'Amsterdam' review: Listless effort full of distracting A-list stars


(From left) Christian Bale, Margot Robbie and John David WAshington in a scene from 'Amsterdam'.

Amsterdam is proof that having an Oscar-nominated director and an ensemble of A-list stars may not be good enough to make a great movie.

Don’t get me wrong, Amsterdam isn’t a bad movie. But it’s also not good enough to be memorable in the way that David O. Russell’s more critically-acclaimed movies like Silver Linings Playbook or American Hustle were.

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5.5 10

Summary:

Neither bad nor good enough to be memorable.

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