Hustled in America

Rating: 2/10 (29 January 2014)

This movie has such an excellent rating so I decided not to read the reviews before watching it. It is super slow, super long and super boring. Nothing seems to be happening. After watching Wolf of Wall street, I expected something similar out of this. This has been marketed as a comedy with crime and drama. There is no comedy, no crime, no drama.
The opening scene has Christian Bale gluing his hair to his head. It seems like a desperate attempt to bring out a few laughs. When Robert De Niro surfaced on the screen, I felt that now the movie will pick up some pace. But that lasted only for a few minutes.
There are many scene which try to bring a comic element into the film but they fail miserably.
I felt terrible to know the worst things were about to come down on the best character in the movie, Carmine Polito, played by Jeremy Renner.
Jennifer Lawrence is funny and stands out. Her scenes with Christian bale are really good.
I never abandon any movie and that is the only reason i did not walk out of this. My sister fell asleep in the theater.
Don't waste your money on this.