Scamming movie filled with love and dogged by ethics

Rating: 10/10 (19 January 2014)

This movie will ultimately take its place as an American classic like Gone with the Wind, The Godfather, and Moonstruck.
The acting is in a league of its own, especially that of Christian Bale and Jennifer Lawrence and Robert De Niro.
I was not aware of Christian Bale and Robert De Niro acting. I totally believed they were the characters they played.
But those 3 are just slightly more stellar than everyone else. Every single character leaps off the screen and is right there with you. They're almost in your seat.
The story boarding and plot are masterful and brilliantly creative--lots of clever twists, lots of human tragedy humor, lots of big drama interspersed with quiet drama.
The script is sometimes like great literature but almost always more natural and conversational than most scripts. The characters talk with each other not at each other. There's something new and fresh about the entire movie.
And surprisingly, it is filled with love and ethics.
Plus a fun bonus--there are two moments when the characters sing along with the songs being played as background music.