over-hyped but still solid

Rating: 7/10 (19 September 2014)

I have heard a lot of good things about this film and I must say this film is over-hyped and overrated but that does not mean it is bad it is in fact pretty solid. This film documents a couple of con artists having to work with the FBI to con important members of the hierarchy of new jersey while dealing with their own problems. Now this film is really co led by Christian bales and Amy Adams and both do a really good job and prove that they still have great acting abilities. The supporting cast also does a really good job with what they are given. Bradley cooper is the FBI operative they work with and he has great chemistry with Adams and bale, who provides another look inside this group. Jeremy Renner is my favourite character in the film and his role in this film proves just how solid an actor he truly is. Jennifer Lawrence is also in this film and she is good even though I do believe her character should have had a lesser role. There was also some fun cameos like Louis ck who was a good comedic character in this film. However, for all the great acting in this film the story just annoys the he'll out of me. This film just concentrates on too many people and really lacks focus throughout which really hurts the films narrative. The script is also a bit of a mixed bag in my opinion because the dialogue between the characters is really good but it also suffers from trying to be a little bit too funny and not truthfully succeeding in this department. The style is also a bit of a mixed bag with it being lavish and bright which is cool it just is over the top for this story really. Overall this is a solid hustle film but it is not worthy of all the Oscar buzz it has.