Why You Will Love or Hate This Movie

Rating: 5/10 (3 February 2014)

You will hate (or doze off) if

you need a story plot to enjoy a story

you need some characters to root for/ or to hate (basically, to CARE about)

you are not into watching Amy (unconvincingly) transforms her good-girl-next-door self into a ribcage-baring bad-ass

You will get all excited about this movie if

you love retro costume shows, plot not important

you love the idea of hunk-grade actors like Cooper and Bale playing chubby or wearing perm curlers, which makes them less threatening and arrogant

you are a good modest girl like Amy dying to try out pneumonia dresses and needs Hollywood permission

you have the mental age of a 50 year old + Hollywood studio executive who gets a kick out of young people trying very hard to dress like their grannies

Me, I enjoyed watching Jennifer Lawrence's un-self-conscious totally-let-go acting style. Amy did better in Superman, no award-worthy work here but then again awards are never about merits but economics and studio politics. The boys were just OK, having fun playing silly costumes and over-eating to stay out of shape. Beyond that the contrived and long-winded movie has no depth will be forgotten a few weeks from now.
Maybe AH will also inspire 2014 fashion trend for both sexes, just not sure if pneumonia dresses and fat cubic ties deserve a come back.