History YMMV / Amsterdam2022

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Some people felt that Burt and Valerie should've had more direct interactions, given that they're alike in many aspects (they're both eccentric {{Bunny Ears Lawyer}}s who are seen as outcasts from their rich families) and that Creator/MargotRobbie arguably has better chemistry with Creator/ChristianBale than with Creator/JohnDavidWashington. However, they never have a one-on-one interaction with each other and their personal friendship, unlike Burt's more extensively-developed one with Harold, is barely touched on.

* FranchiseOriginalSin: ''Amsterdam'' contains many problems that Creator/DavidORussell's earlier semi-biographical crime comedy, ''Film/AmericanHustle'' had: a very loose and convoluted retelling of an audacious, obscure real-life story with a cast of quirky characters, comedy that made heavy use of improvisation from the EnsembleCast of actors, and a fast-paced, NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer approach. But ''American Hustle'' was fairly tightly-plotted and it was clear that the story was planned out in advance, so its complicated plot and GambitPileup shenanigans made sense, while ''Amsterdam'' seemed to have been written as filming went along, leading to its plot being far more disjointed. The central four characters of ''American Hustle'' were properly fleshed out, each with distinct character traits, flaws, and a story arc that justified their quirks, with the supporting characters all serving a purpose to the story. ''Amsterdam'', meanwhile, has its main trio as being almost nothing but quirks, with little to flesh them out, and much of the supporting cast felt like an afterthought. Additionally, at the time that ''American Hustle'' was released, Russell was still a respected filmmaker with many accolades to back his reputation, but in the nine years since then, had seen his standing in the community fall massively after receiving accusations of physical and verbal assault from people who have worked with him, meaning that critics were much more willing to be critical of him when ''Amsterdam'' was released.

** [[spoiler:Libby]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG8pHVaW3qU offhandedly mentions]] that she is a member of an all-female Vril society, and that she and her "sisters" have seances using drugs to contact otherworldy beings. This is a reference to a real-world UrbanLegend that such a society (comprised of the mediums Maria Orsic, Traute, Sigrun, Gudrun, and Heike) allegedly existed in pre-Nazi Germany, and [[TheManBehindTheMan was the driving force behind the rise of Hitler]]. This hints to the fact that [[spoiler:Libby and her husband are in cahoots with the Committee of Five]].

* {{Squick}}: The audience is treated to some very lovely shots of the injuries that Burt and Harold sustained during the war, along with Valerie pulling little pieces of metal shrapnel out of their bodies.

** Irma St. Clair is an Afro-American woman escaping racial segregation by pretending to be (white) Portuguese. This may seem absurd but [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_da_Costa_Greene it really happened during early 20th century]].

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: After a dismal opening weekend that led most analysts to declare it dead on arrival, this trope was cited as the reason why it failed: the movie contains a very quirky and convoluted plot that's about five different genres all at once, meaning that []Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios 20th Century]] had trouble marketing it and instead focused most of its advertising efforts on its AllStarCast, which didn't really drum up audience interest. Add to that its 134-minute runtime [[note]]This might not seem that long, but it's generally agreed among the film industry that the ideal length for comedies is under two hours long[[/note]], mixed-to-negative critical reviews, and director Creator/DavidORussell's already contentious reputation from the many, many physical and verbal assault allegations that have been levied at him, this resulted in a film predicted to accumulate losses of up to $100 million for the studio.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: After a dismal opening weekend that led most analysts to declare it dead on arrival, this trope was cited as the reason why it failed: the movie contains a very quirky and convoluted plot that's about five different genres all at once, meaning that Disney had trouble marketing it and instead focused most of its advertising efforts on its AllStarCast, which didn't really drum up audience interest. Add to that its 134-minute runtime [[note]]This might not seem that long, but it's generally agreed among the film industry that the ideal length for comedies is under two hours long[[/note]], mixed-to-negative critical reviews, and director Creator/DavidORussell's already contentious reputation from the many, many physical and verbal assault allegations that have been levied at him, this resulted in a film predicted to accumulate losses of up to $100 million for the studio.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: After a dismal opening weekend that led most analysts to declare it dead on arrival, this trope was cited as the reason why it failed: the movie contains a very quirky and convoluted plot that's about five different genres all at once, meaning that Disney had trouble marketing it and instead focused most of its advertising efforts on its AllStarCast, which didn't really drum up audience interest. Add to that its 134-minute runtime [[note]]This might not seem that long, but it's generally agreed among the film industry that the ideal length for comedies is under two hours long[[/note]], mixed-to-negative critical reviews, and director Creator/DavidORussell's increasingly controversial reputation from the many, many physical and verbal assault allegations that have been levied at him, this resulted in a film predicted to accumulate losses of up to $100 million for the studio.

** One of the Committee of Five's aliases is the "Committee for Sound Money." The United States abandoning the gold standard was one of FDR's major reforms, which allegedly galvanized the conspirators behind the Business Plot.