Great acting and enjoyable storyline

Rating: 7/10 (8 January 2016)

American Hustle has some excellent acting performances. Christian Bale was great, Jeremy Renner was very effective in a role that I wouldn't have normally placed him in. Jennifer Lawrence was playfully impressive. The story is quite slow, which is extremely effective considering the unpredictable character development. I liked this, and was engaged as the characters began to unfold and reveal more and less of what you had initially expected. I did really enjoy it but for some reason I just feel like it was missing something. It kind of felt like something that had been re- modeled too closely on similar predecessors. Although I felt that, I still wouldn't take credit away from the acting performances. They made this enjoyable. I think that if Robert De Niro's character had been given more screen time and story line it would have added more quality. Bradley cooper was energetic although a little misdirected. All in all it is engaging and enjoyable. Lacking in action and adrenaline - not a problem for me - will probably be interpreted as boring by some.