DVD Review: Amsterdam

Amsterdam

(DVD Amsterdam)

 

The trailers for this movie were considerably misleading, making it look like a wacky and madcap comedy film. While there certainly were some comedic moments, this was actually a fairly serious historical drama, a fictional look an event that actually did occur in U.S. history.

 

Christian Bale (Batman Begins) is Bert Berendson, Margot Robbie (Barbie) is Valerie Voze and John David Washington (Tenet) is Harold Woodman, the three co-leads. A flashback sequences explains their original meeting as participants in World War I in Europe, and the time they spent getting to know and trust each other in Amsterdam.

 

But the majority of Amsterdam follows Bert and Harold’s misadventures as they are tasked with conducting an illicit autopsy to prove their former commanding officer met with an unnatural death. The more they look into the case, the more misfortune occurs to them, putting them on the run. The one-eyed Berendsen is a disgraced doctor, the black Woodman faces racial persecution, and Valerie is being treated by her not-so-loving family for mental issues. But when they team up again, their friendship revitalizes each of them and they become eager to prove a national conspiracy against the government.

 

Terrific supporting performances from Robert Deniro, Mike Myers, Michael Shannon and Ramai Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody)! Highly recommended.

 

( Internet Movie Database entry for this film )

 

Recommended by Scott C.
Bennett Martin Public Library — Public Service

 

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