The American

The American

The American is an art house movie that just happens to feature one of the world’s biggest stars. The rest of the cast is made up of actors from around the world, but most will go unrecognized to all but the most devote  cinema fans. Odds are you won’t recognize the actors, which works towards what Clooney and Corbjn were looking to accomplish. This is not a typical Hollywood movie, and Clooney again proves that with his popularity comes the freedom to take risks when you aren’t forced to take roles to further your career. There is a dark and morose tone throughout the film that dares you to like it. Sometimes those risks work, sometimes they don’t.  Some will see it as arrogant, others will see it as avant garde. It really will just depend on your point of view.