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Trust Weighted
Very Good
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83Trust Points
BrianSez's Review
Summary - Great 4.0
David O’Russell continues with the BiPolar thread with American Hustle – which is somewhat of a whirlwind of inexplicable activity – loosely modeling itself after the famous Abscam stings in the late 70’s in Long Island. The greatness of this film lies in its cast: Tremendous performances from Bradley Cooper, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, and Jennifer Lawrence, among good performances from Jeremy Renner, Louis C.K., and Robert DeNiro. As I mentioned, some of what happens makes no sense, but somehow it doesn’t really matter. You just get caught up in this craziness of a story – and when it all ends, you might find yourself shaking your head and saying to yourself (as I did), wow, that was great!
Acting - Really Great 4.5
Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence take the cake, they really do. Between the former’s in your face female dominance, and the latter’s hot-mess-ness – all I could say was ‘wow’.
Male Stars - Really Great 4.5
Female Stars - Really Great 4.5
Female Costars - Really Great 4.5
Male Costars - Really Great 4.5
Film - Very Good 3.5
Direction - Very Good 3.5
Dialogue - Very Good 3.5
Music - Very Good 3.5
Visuals - Very Good 3.5
Edge - Risqué 2.3
Sex Titillating 2.3
Violence Fierce 2.3
Rudeness Salty 2.3
Reality - Glib 1.8
Circumstantial - Glib 1.8
Biological - Glib 1.8
Physical - Glib 1.8
1 Comment
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Wick Jan 5, 2014 1:55AM
Regarding BrianSez’s Review
“The greatness of this film lies in its cast.” Here! Here!