Well the costumes and sets were great

Rating: 5/10 (1 September 2014)

First of all the movie is too long and should have had some editing. Christian Bale did a plausible con man with a not too convincing comb over. Amy Adams' costumes kind of over shadowed her performance, and Jennifer Lawrence was OK in a kind of Goldie Hawn type of character. Cooper was not convincing as the FBI agent - how would they hire someone who has a powder keg temper and doesn't double check the details? Renner was good as the over the top Rat Pack type Mayor. The movie was nothing to brag about and I was disappointed because I felt that the plot was thin and not cohesive at all. Could have been so much better... Tidy ending where everything somehow works out.