American Hustle
Posted: Mon May 12, 2014 1:24 pm
Saw the movie on Saturday and was very impressed at a number of levels. Jennifer Lawrence was the big suprise for me - she was tip-top in her presentation of Christian Bale's not too smart and very angry 'wronged wife', and naievely sweet as well. 10/10 for her. Bale's cheap con artist and Amy Adams love-struck side-kick were an effective team and were meticulously set in 1970's New York which was reproduced with uncanny accuracy. When Robert de Niro appears [allbeit briefly] as Victor Tellegio, Meyer Lansky's right hand man, what was a simple hustle takes on an absolutely deadly cast and the tension in this short scene becomes almost unbearable.
Based on a true story, the film does have a 'real feel' about it and if it is let down at all I think it is by the final denoument which is done largely by 'voice-over' and seemed to me a bit rushed and skipped over. But all in all a creditable piece of film making made all the more enjoyable by a killer soundtrack and Amy Adams low-cut and exremely loose fitting blouses.
Based on a true story, the film does have a 'real feel' about it and if it is let down at all I think it is by the final denoument which is done largely by 'voice-over' and seemed to me a bit rushed and skipped over. But all in all a creditable piece of film making made all the more enjoyable by a killer soundtrack and Amy Adams low-cut and exremely loose fitting blouses.
