American Hustle (2013)

American Hustle: Directed by David O. Russell. With Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner. A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild F.B.I. Agent, Richie DiMaso, who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and the Mafia.

“u0026#39;American Hustleu0026#39;. A amazingly entertaining and engaging experience. A successful (in my opinion) juxtaposition of art and entertainment. A wonderfully acted and directed film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFull disclosure: I loved both u0026#39;The Fighteru0026#39; and u0026#39;Silver Linings Playu0026#39;, plus the cast are some of my favourite actors working in motion pictures today. So, I went in with a bias and a high level of anticipation for this film. This can sometimes work against you as a viewer as your expectations are too higher and you are disappointed with the results.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI can say that I was not disappointed and absolutely loved the film. People take different experiences and sensibilities with them when they see movies, and mine led me to be engaged and empathetic towards the characters. Their story interested me and I came out of the cinema thoroughly enjoying myself.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMy only criticism is that it felt it lacked a little something with story. After seeing the film I did read that a lot of the film was improvised and Christian Bale commented to David Ou0026#39;Russell that this would change the story. His response was that he cared about the characters more than the story (paraphrasing). On reflection this is evident as the characters and acting are first class.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI by no means acclaim this to be a perfect movie or the best movie ever made, but it worked for me. I loved it!”