Actors: Christian Bale, Amy Adams
Director: David O. Russell
American Hustle gets a lot right - it's got fun performances from a long list of solid actors. It's a period piece so we get to enjoy the 1970s. It's got some tense scenes. In all though, it's a film about con men, and one of the problems I have with some con men films is that I can't care about the protagonist's happiness. He's a chronic liar driven to do so by whatever drives him. I suppose the title 'American' in this film is supposed to indicate that the characters are microcosmic of America, but I'm not buying it. Fun film but I'd be surprised if I remembered much about it three months from now.
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saw this about 3 months ago. all i remember is it's about other than an fbi guy and some con artists trying to swindle some gangsters
ReplyDeleteAll I remember is the bit where Jennifer Lawrence starts the fire in the microwave, which was hilarious.
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