American Hustle
Title: American Hustle
Director: David O. Russell
Score: 7/10
After having seen American Hustle swipe up BAFTA awards for best original screenplay and best supporting actress I had to see this film. I have to say I wasn't extremely interested when I first saw the trailer which is why I probably left it so long. It didn't seem very different and I thought it was going to be yet another funny conman-turned-good movie.
I will say this: the story is not what makes this film. I probably wasn't too wrong in that the scenario was pretty predictable and felt like we had seen it before. The characters, however, are nothing like we have ever seen before and they are what makes this film truly unique.
The acting was superb. Jennifer Lawrence was absolutely brilliant and she really deserved the best supporting actress award. She played the part of the quirky (to say the very least) wife to perfection. Amy Adams's acting was probably the weakest link, it was a bit bland with no distinguishing features.
The characters were extremely real. There were no black and white personalities. The attachment a conman has towards his first real friend and his adopted son, the extreme ambition of an FBI agent who just wants to get ahead, a man torn between two women all seemed like genuine portrayals of people.
All in all, I'm extremely glad I have watched this film as it was a brilliant combination of real-life drama and hilarity.
*The product artwork I use within this review is taken from Wikipedia in order to identify the subject of the review. It is low enough in resolution such that it could not be used as counterfeit or pirated material.
Director: David O. Russell
Score: 7/10
I will say this: the story is not what makes this film. I probably wasn't too wrong in that the scenario was pretty predictable and felt like we had seen it before. The characters, however, are nothing like we have ever seen before and they are what makes this film truly unique.
The acting was superb. Jennifer Lawrence was absolutely brilliant and she really deserved the best supporting actress award. She played the part of the quirky (to say the very least) wife to perfection. Amy Adams's acting was probably the weakest link, it was a bit bland with no distinguishing features.
The characters were extremely real. There were no black and white personalities. The attachment a conman has towards his first real friend and his adopted son, the extreme ambition of an FBI agent who just wants to get ahead, a man torn between two women all seemed like genuine portrayals of people.
All in all, I'm extremely glad I have watched this film as it was a brilliant combination of real-life drama and hilarity.
*The product artwork I use within this review is taken from Wikipedia in order to identify the subject of the review. It is low enough in resolution such that it could not be used as counterfeit or pirated material.
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