David O. Russell and Christian Bale are back in another period film with the requisite wacky characters. Amsterdam convolutes a murder mystery, forbidden love story, and fascist attempted coup in 1930s New York. The film crafts a fictional tale around an actual event, the Wall Street Putsch, that created a political firestorm. Russell depicts an America chafing from racial oppression and class divisions with an artistic touch. He gets humor and creativity points but fails dramatically at pacing. Amsterdam's long runtime drips like molasses going backwards. Energetic high points are cratered by pointless scenes that could have easily been cut.
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