re: American Hustle

Wonderful flick. The only complaint that I can give merit to is that it drags just a little at the beginning, but the performances were enough to get over that. Quite humorous as well.

I loved that there was no real bad guy. Each person had different motivations, sure, and in a way, they were all bad people (the protagonist is a con-artist for Chrissakes) but there wasnt a dragon to be slain and I legitimately connected with each character.

And I cannot say enough about the acting. I actually thought Jennifer Lawrence did a great job of being a pain in the arse but also being identifiable. Bale is one of the greatest actors of our time and he continues to prove it. Renner was as good as he was in the Hurt Locker. Amy Adams and Bradley Cooper were spot on. Just truly a well made film.