Good look at the real life world of scandal, bribes, corruption, and greed with ever lasting power struggle.

Rating: 6/10 (24 December 2013)

"American Hustle" is one of those movies that when you watch you feel entertained and fresh still you feel a little sour and down to earth after you see what the world of greed and power struggle can do to people as each person and every organization is full of corruption and must figure out their own way and methods to survive. Based on the real life scandals of the 1970's mid to late of the 10 year period in New Jersey a con man named Irving Rosenfeld(Christian Bale)meets up with a sexy social kitten Sydney Prosser(in Amy Adams's best and most sexy role)and together they form a team that lures scandal and con games to make money for them as each and every way each scam is tied to different organizations and cruel underworlds. Even when FBI agent Richie Dimaso(Bradley Cooper)enters the investigation he joins the team with a plan to oddly enough set up a crooked and corrupt politician and that's a New Jersey city mayor named Carmine Polito(Jeremy Renner)and you guessed with politics it's dirty laundry that involves power brokers and the mafia. All along Rosalyn Rosenfeld(Jennifer Lawrence)the wife of crime king Irving just drinks up her pain and sorrow of sin in distilled spirits. Overall "American Hustle" rings true to life as every person is for him or her it's a way of life with greed, corruption and scandal as director David O. Russell again proves with a cast that has great chemistry that life is tough dark and never pretty as sometimes you have to do it ugly just to get by and live.