One of the Best of 2013

Rating: 9/10 (14 January 2014)

Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale) is a con-man, unhappily married to Rosalyn (Jennifer Lawrence), with whom he has a child. One day, he meets Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams) who he falls in love with and begins a con business with. Their relationship complicates when an FBI Agent named Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper) comes into the picture.
American Hustle stars a slew of incredibly talented actors, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Renner, Louis C.K. and Michael Pena. It features one of the best ensembles of any movie this year and Jennifer Lawrence shows her comedic chops that she rarely shows in her films.
The stand-out performances are Cooper, Adams and Lawrence. Jennifer Lawrence's performance was a perfect balance between hilarious, crazy and heartfelt while Adams made her character her own. Amy Adams deserves a nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role and quite possibly Jennifer Lawrence does too. Bradley Cooper was fantastic as FBI Agent Richie DiMaso who wanted the get politicians to accept bribes so he can arrest them.
The screenplay is also Oscar-worthy, like most everything in the film. It's fresh, in-your-face and forces you to come along on the ride and work. It doesn't take its audience to be idiots like some films and is smart and hilarious.
American Hustle is a film like no other this year. It's fresh, funny, fierce. It's bold, sad but at the same time uplifting. It's also wildly entertaining. American Hustle is one of the best films of the year.
I give American Hustle an A.
American Hustle is rated R for pervasive language, some sexual content and brief violence
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