A whopping success

Rating: 9/10 (19 January 2014)

Its not like me to usually agree with the films that are up for the most Oscar nominations. But I've got to admit to being impressed with "American hustle" before I even knew it had been so widely praised by everyone else.
Yes, I went into the cinema (making myself go because I hadn't been for a while) knowing only that Christian Bale was probably going to be great in a film I knew very little about. Except that it was set in the 70's.
Little did I know the whole film was going to be a whopping success. "American Hustle" has a decent story, is unexpectedly funny, and is jam packed full of great performances. Which got me really into this, as even actors I previously thought were over-rated, or nothing more than good looking stars were great here.
I'd go as far as saying "American Hustle" has single handily changed my opinion of at least 2 actors I previously had little interest in. Amy Adams in particular is amazing in this. While Bradley Cooper was also good, as a character who surprisingly adds a lot of laughs to the film. But perhaps unsurprisingly the stand out stars are Bale and Jennifer Lawrence. Lawrence in-particular steals every scene, while Bale, as usual, puts everything he's got into his main part.
Just go into "American hustle" with an open mind, like I did. Don't let the hype that is now behind the movie build it up to some sort of impossible standard. It is simply a funny, classy, well made flick, that I couldn't take my eyes of off for over 2 hours.