American Hustle (2013)
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A conman and his seductive partner are forced to work for a wild FBI agent, who pushes them into a world of Jersey power-brokers and the Mafia.
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Wonderful character development!
Excellent but underrated film
Excellent adaptation.
The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.
This movie has everything it needs to be a great one: cast, entourage of golden 80's, music, literally everything. However, it utterly fails to deliver. I watched half of it expecting the real movie to start, but then my expectations vanished with every minute leaving me completely frustrated at the end. I really don't understand how it could receive such ratings; probably there's another version of it (pun intended). Added one star for music only; otherwise it'd be solid 4.
Fantastic film! Enjoyed this movie thoroughly from start to finish!It's fun to watch and this group of very talented actors (Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, Jennifer Lawrence) are all on top of their game.American Hustle amuses with irony, music and wit. It's a very enjoyable film and a lot of fun to watch!!!
The mesmerising Christian Bale, as always, gives his very best to his role. The talented Amy Adams also does her best with a limited role. But I continue to be disappointed by the new breed of Hollywood "A-listers" including the congenitally awful Lawrence and one dimensional Cooper. Why do these two keep being cast in films? Why do they have fans? Lawrence in this role feels like a student hamming it up (badly) in a school play and, as usual, almost ruins the film for me. Cooper adds nothing but irritation and the occasional cringe. The film had potential but it needed a better cast of actors to bring the film to a higher level.
After all the hype I wanted to like this movie but was left thinking, 'what was that all about?' The story line, if you can call it that, was a mess. The title indicates some clever hustle, but there was none. The script was all over the place and the over use of the F word is lazy writing in my opinion.I didn't sympathise or care for any of the characters and although the acting was good, they couldn't save the movie from it's dire script and sloppy direction.Fortunately I bought the DVD in a pound shop, but had I paid more I would have demanded a refund as it was so bad.