A great piece of film but maybe not strong enough

Rating: 9/10 (3 January 2014)

Firstly, the combination of actors from David o Russel's previous two films was always playing it safe..he knew what he was going to get from his cast but with that talent to play with the script didn't have to be 100% and it wasn't. For his directing, well its clever..greatly detailed and stylish and manages it throughout the film. If anyone deserves the Oscar nod its bale. With his performance alone i was able to be interested for the over 2 hour running time. Bradley Cooper was strong support and again put in a fantastic performance. Overall, the movie deserves congratulations all round, but with movies like 'wolf on wall street' and 'her' approaching us with raving reviews, i cant see American hustle with a great deal this awards season, even though it is not your 'normal' film...