Like many film critics born during and after the 1980s, my hero is Roger Ebert. While it wasn't the masterpiece I had hoped for, there's plenty to enjoy for anyone who loves movies. While Silver Linings Playbook may be the more complex role, Richie DiMaso combines all douchiness and charisma into one fireball. For the latter, he's giving the best performance of his career. She almost veers into annoying, and your mileage may vary. There are genuine laughs from every member of the cast, but particularly Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper. It just could have been something even more, and probably was, back when Eric Singer wrote the first draft called American Bullshit.īut in its final form, American Hustle is probably the funniest movie of the year. This is a showcase for these great actors (and the costume designers) but little else. What keeps American Hustle from being a true masterpiece is that, for all the wheeling and dealing, there's very little substance. They all converge on Carmine Polito (Jeremy Renner), the mayor of Camden, New Jersey, who thinks he can save Atlantic City. Irving thinks he can find a way to keep both Sydney and his young wife Rosalyn (Jennifer Lawrence). Sydney thinks she can play both Irving and Richie. Richie thinks he can bring down corrupt politicians. His partner in crime is Sydney (Amy Adams), who quits her job at Cosmopolitan to play the part of "Lady Edith Greeley, with banking connections in London." They scam dozens of low-level crooks until Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper) catches them and forces them to work for the FBI to bring in other con artists.įrom there, it's pretty much chaos as they all try to bite off more than they can chew. Behind a huge belly and horrific hairpiece, he gives the performance the swagger and heft it needs to portray a man who can swindle anyone, even the most beautiful women in the room. Christian Bale, giving a rare comedic performance, absolutely kills it as Irving Rosenfeld. So let's start with that ensemble cast, the best of the year. Still, there's an embarrassment of riches in American Hustle so it's hard to know where to begin. Russell's American Hustle is one of the best movies of the year, even if it can't quite live up to expectations. Though it didn't have me hook, line, and sinker like his previous film, David O. Cast:Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Renner, Louis CK
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