Review of American Hustle (2013) by Alex M — 16 Aug 2014
It's more entertaining than it is good. I got the concept and the event that it was based on, but it was confusing the way it was told. I liked all the performances; Amy Adams probably had the most unlikable character but I still cared for her.
Christian Bale is at top form as always, as is Jeremy Renner and Jennifer Lawrence. The problems with the movie began when Jennifer Lawrence was supposed to be playing older than she really was. At that point, it started to feel like dress up and David O.
Russell's direction fell flat. I didn't know whether it was supposed to be straight up serious with funny bits or a laugh out loud dark comedy, because a lot of it was ust pretending to be something else.
This review of American Hustle (2013) was written by Alex M on 16 Aug 2014.
American Hustle has generally received very positive reviews.
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