“Amsterdam”: huh…that’s it?
I had great hopes for “Amsterdam” and it is not a complete failure or waste of time but geez, Louise, where is the editing? And the writing? And why do we wonder why John David Washington, a remarkable actor is bled dry of charisma? What is Rami Malek really doing? At least, Christian Bale and occasionally, Margot Robbie are having fun. Robert Deniro even rises to the moment for a bit as an upstanding Gregory Peckish type character. Hell, I even got a kick out of Michael Shannon and Mike Meyers; no, really. Mike Meyers! But as an ensemble, no one seemed to click. Oh, and Chris Rock is a blast. And Taylor Swift! Alas, poor Taylor, Horatio. I knew her (she’s only in the film for a sneeze before …spoilers, should I? Nyah, I don’t care that much about spoiling the movie; I just kind of want to get through this.) Speaking of Taylors; Anya Taylor-Joy tries to do something, too, but I’m just not sure what. “Amsterdam” is or should have been a rich journey of a puzz...