Cool story, nicely played!

Rating: 8/10 (25 February 2014)

Surprises: 1. A movie with mafia participation but no killings 2. Amy Adams & Jennifer Lawrence emit sexiness but no sex 3. Bradley Cooper acting, but not as a "macho man" 4. Mafia runs Casinos for 30 years and they have a neighborhood wide crook fooling them 5. A mayor who actually works for his citizens' sake in any possible way 6. The man with the belly (Christian Bale), finally gets the girl 7. There was no American flag shown Well, do you like surprises or what? Do you like being interested in a movie or you want to guess every scene one after another? The acting was fantastic, except maybe some overreactions from Cooper. Photography Director managed to give us nice scenes, even in a movie that the scenery took place in 5-6 rooms. Film director has done an excellent job on a very good scenario. Finally the movie had insignificant details, like Louis C.K. story, that kept me in vigilance, apart from the general scenario. It's a very nice work that I recommend you watch but remember it's a drama, not a comedy!