This is the best year for fall/holiday/Oscar-season movies since the notoriously great 2007 (No Country for Old Men, There Will Be Blood, The Assassination of Jesse James, etc.). Just making that official right now. Almost every movie I've seen over the past couple of months has gone straight to or near the top of my list... Prisoners, Gravity, 12 Years a Slave, Dallas Buyers Club, Inside Llewyn Davis... and now American Hustle, which is easily the most fun I've had watching a movie all year.
Amy Adams is always great, but this very well could be the best she's ever been. She's absolutely on fire from start to finish. Probably one of Bale's most memorable performances as well. He's so, so good, and so incredibly funny in a way I wasn't expecting. As is Bradley Cooper, who is somehow becoming one of my favorite actors as of late. Even Louis C.K. kills it in a smaller role, but one that was actually slightly more prominent than I thought it'd be. He plays the straight man to Cooper's brand of crazy and their scenes together are some of my favorites in the whole film. And while I've never not liked Jennifer Lawrence, I've never really understood the hype surrounding her either. At least until now. It's kind of a slow-burn performance, in that she becomes funnier / more integral to the the plot as the story progresses, but by the end she had the audience howling. Just so many awesome performances all around. Best ensemble cast of the year, hands down.
Really, I can't praise this movie enough, and I can't remember the last time I was this consistently entertained for two+ hours. It just moves at such a rapid, sweeping pace, with a genuine laugh coming once at least every scene. Not to mention, it's so insanely quotable. Also... the hair. The hair is a character all its own, and one of the best things in a movie full of greatness.
I can't believe we still have Her and Wolf of Wall Street to go, both of which are getting stellar reviews. Along with Anchorman 2 and Lone Survivor. As of now, while I still think 12 Years a Slave is the best movie of the year, and Inside Llewyn Davis is probably my favorite, American Hustle is easily the most watchable. In fact, if I had to pick one movie from the past few weeks to see again with family over the holidays, it'd be this one. No question.
American Hustle hit theaters in limit release this weekend and goes wide next weekend, on December 20.
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Amy Adams is always great, but this very well could be the best she's ever been. She's absolutely on fire from start to finish. Probably one of Bale's most memorable performances as well. He's so, so good, and so incredibly funny in a way I wasn't expecting. As is Bradley Cooper, who is somehow becoming one of my favorite actors as of late. Even Louis C.K. kills it in a smaller role, but one that was actually slightly more prominent than I thought it'd be. He plays the straight man to Cooper's brand of crazy and their scenes together are some of my favorites in the whole film. And while I've never not liked Jennifer Lawrence, I've never really understood the hype surrounding her either. At least until now. It's kind of a slow-burn performance, in that she becomes funnier / more integral to the the plot as the story progresses, but by the end she had the audience howling. Just so many awesome performances all around. Best ensemble cast of the year, hands down.
Really, I can't praise this movie enough, and I can't remember the last time I was this consistently entertained for two+ hours. It just moves at such a rapid, sweeping pace, with a genuine laugh coming once at least every scene. Not to mention, it's so insanely quotable. Also... the hair. The hair is a character all its own, and one of the best things in a movie full of greatness.
I can't believe we still have Her and Wolf of Wall Street to go, both of which are getting stellar reviews. Along with Anchorman 2 and Lone Survivor. As of now, while I still think 12 Years a Slave is the best movie of the year, and Inside Llewyn Davis is probably my favorite, American Hustle is easily the most watchable. In fact, if I had to pick one movie from the past few weeks to see again with family over the holidays, it'd be this one. No question.
American Hustle hit theaters in limit release this weekend and goes wide next weekend, on December 20.
[This message has been edited by TCTTS (edited 12/15/2013 1:28p).]