Who's the swindler and who's the mark?

Rating: 7/10 (24 January 2017)

American Hustle is a better than average con movie- although I'm not sure worth all the hype- that's mostly down to the amazing performances from the leads who keep this so watchable, as does the late 70's music and clothing. Its stylish and genuinely funny in parts but also tends to be a bit long winded and drawn out.
Honestly its also never quite clear who's the swindler and who's the mark and it doesn't really matter. At some point I just gave up trying to figure out who was heisting who and just went with it.
The story follows Christian Bale & Amy Adams, two con artists recruited (after getting busted) by Bradley Cooper and the FBI to infiltrate the world where New Jerseys politics and the mob intersect. Bale's unpredictable wife Jennifer Lawrence could be the one to bring the entire operation crashing down.
All that you've heard about the actors here is true...Lawrence is a definite scene stealer, very funny, Amy Adams is seductive and just amazing, Christian Bale is very fat and Bradley Cooper has very curly hair while also surprising with his cool disco moves.
All-in I would sat say worth a watch but its long winded in its delivery and overrated.