After Silver Linings Playbook and The Fighter, David O. Russell is now a
very big director and now has American Hustle, the highly anticipated crime/drama that is now in theaters
nationwide. It stars Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, and Jennifer Lawrence. It is about two con artists, Irving Rosenfeld (Christian
Bale) and Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams), that are caught by an FBI Agent, Richie
DiMaso (Bradley Cooper), and are forced to help held the FBI bring down other
criminals like the mayor of the city, Carmine Polito (Jeremy Renner), but also
have to deal with their own problems like a woman associated with Irving,
Rosalyn (Jennifer Lawrence).
American Hustle is a “bang” in Russell’s
career. It has many plusses, but the ones that were most prominent were the
acting and script. All of the actors do a fantastic job, especially Bale,
Cooper, and Lawrence, who shine in their roles. Though, Adams and Renner also
do fantastic jobs in their roles. The writing is what surprised me to the most
about the film, though. Every line seemed to have meaning behind it, because
every line is fantastic. All of them seemed to have thought behind them and
there were probably several rounds of going back and modifying the script, line
by line. Each line played a part to further the plot. There are also many
compelling scenes with dialogue, and that is due to extremely well-built
characters. There was great dialogue in general inside an excellent screenplay.
Those
aspects of the film stand out the most, but they are not the only good things
in the film. There are several more. The direction is very good. David O. Russell
has an unconventional style of directing scenes and it works very well for this
film. The film is also very humorous and even though it though it was the
writers who typed up these lines, the director and actors also played a huge
part in making sure the script was brought to the screen well. There are many
times there was something very funny. There are several humorous things in this
movie and they all worked.
I will say that
I walked out of this film thinking it was a really good movie, but I even knew
then that I did not quite get it. I knew I was missing something. Later, after I
thought about it for a while, I realized what I missed. This movie has a
complex plot that forces you to pay attention to everything. If you are in any
way tired before going to see this film, then do not go to this film and wait
until your brain is completely on. The complex plot helps the film stay
enjoyable the whole time, because I enjoyed almost all of the film, and really
enjoyed several scenes in the film where there were also some intense scenes in
the film. This is somewhat due to the fact that it remains consistent throughout
the entire running time while nothing is really happening. The film is
constantly huge, but the story and events are not that big. Someone described
the movie as “On all the time”, and I believe that is the best way to sum up
the pacing of the film.
The film
sucks you into it. Because of the extremely well-crafted characters, I almost felt
like I was one of them. At one time, something was going unusual and bad for
that character, and I felt like something was wrong. The writing was that good.
I wanted certain things to happen. That is due to the characters, and all
involved in making sure they are the way they need to be – the writers, the
director, and the actors. The film also has a satisfying ending that left me
with a good taste in my mouth.
American Hustle lived up to the hype for
me and did its job well. I only have one flaw with it. It is a bit too long as
in two or three scenes around the middle of the film were a big drawn out to
the point of which they got dull. That is the only thing the film has not going
for it. It is a great movie and one of the best of the year.
It remains consistent throughout the entire running time with
its fantastic performances and its excellent screenplay.
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