American Made is going to be AWESOME!

Watched it an hour ago. Very entertaining from beginning to end. Although the basic story itself isnt very innovative as it copies similar tropes from films like Wolf of wall Street and Gold, the direction and performance of Cruise as the lead is enough to keep the viewers hooked.

This film is lighthearted as shown in the trailers, which isnt a bad thing because it keeps a consistent tone but I think a few scenes could have benefited from an increase in suspense and danger with a slightly more darker tone. The visuals of the planes flying are smooth and in parts stunning. I would give it 7.5/10

One slight thing that kept bugging me early on is the fact I couldn't buy Tom Cruise as he is, since the film is set in the 80s and hes wearing his pilots uniform which kept reminding me how he should have looked as in Top Gun, 30 years ago.

Speaking of Cruise, both American Made and Logan Lucky were released here in the UK today. Tom Cruise was the deciding factor in choosing American Made, because I still think he is a big draw.