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re: American Hustle

Posted on 12/22/13 at 12:19 pm to
Posted by xenythx
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 12/22/13 at 12:19 pm to
The pacing in the first half was really slow but when it picked up, it was really good. As everyone has said the movie is carried by the performances, as with most DOR movies. The plot and plot twists themselves were pretty by the book IMHO. It is a lot funnier than I was expecting.

Jennifer Lawrence did steal all the scenes she was in, but I actually thought Amy Adams did a better acting job in her role. Lawrence's character was a little too hammy and over the top but it really worked in this movie because of the style of the movie and they didn't overexpose her character. It was some kind of amalgamation of Sharon Stone from Casino and Marisa Tomei in My Cousin Vinny.

Overall I really liked it cause the actors really knocked it out of the park and because the movie didn't take itself too seriously when it could have. It was like Goodfellas meets Ocean's 11.


This post was edited on 12/22/13 at 12:25 pm
Posted by Santa Clause
123 Fake Street
Member since Apr 2004
11450 posts
Posted on 12/22/13 at 12:39 pm to
I disagree with those who think Amy Adams stole the show. Her accent very inconsistent. In some scenes I honestly couldn't tell what she was trying to do.

Very good movie. Solid 8-8.5 out of ten. I'm not usually a huge Bradley Cooper fan, but I thought this was among his best performances.
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