American Hustle is no blockbuster, not Batman-like action, no explosion (perhaps one small one when the oven caught fire), no sexy love-making scenes

Rating: 8/10 (25 December 2013)

American Hustle is no blockbuster, not Batman-like action, no explosion (perhaps one small one when the oven caught fire), no sexy love-making scenes (is Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence not wearing bra good enough?). But (well, there's always a "but" in all my reviews), the main leads are so good and strong in their characters that they made the fictional characters alive.
American Hustle has a simple plot with many complicated characters. Each characters are so different (no worries about confusing them with one another) that it was hilarious having them together. I love the film for the characters, but not the plot. The characters' late 70s dress style (or should I say hair style?) was amazing. Be it Irving's (Christian Bale) bald head combed to make the hair fuller, Rosalyn's upswept hair (Jennifer Lawrence), Richie's (Bradley Cooper) fake curls or Carmine's (Jeremy Renner) Elvis Presley hairdo, they are all screaming seventies. There's plenty of style, but little substance.
The terrific characters played by the wonderful actors earned four out of five stars from me. I'm impressed how I could still remember each character, with their characteristics, given that there were five main leads, even after the film. Jennifer Lawrence's insane (and somewhat bimbotic) lines made her shine despite not having as many scenes as Amy Adams.
Why not full marks then?
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