American Hustle

Today I am reviewing the acclaimed film AmericanHustle. This film received a lot of buzz for award nominations prior to it's receiving the many it went on to claim, and that was most likely because of the dynamic team of A list actors and actresses. Each actor and actress in this film is well recognized and loved in the public. The actors are: Christian Bale, known for his roles in Batman, Holocaust and most recently, Out of the Furnace, Bradley Cooper, known for his role in The Hangover films most recently. Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams hold roles as the films leading ladies, and both received awards for their performances, including Academy Awards Adams as best actress in leading role and Lawrence best actress in supporting role. Bale and Cooper won the same awards, respectively. Bale, Christian, Adams and Lawrence also won Golden Globes awards this year, and the entire cast won the Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture, to name only a few. As these prestigious awards may suggest, the film is highlighted by incredible performances by each actor and actress. The story line follows two con artists in the middle of a CIA investigation through which they become involved with the Mafia thanks to the CIA agent played by Cooper. The storyline take the three main characters, two con artists and one CIA agent, on a glamorous, dangerous and at some points comical adventure. The agent loses himself in some of the temptations of the high rolling lifestyle he invests in for his case, and Christian and Adams as the two con artists, develop an escape plan for their developing Mafia involvement.

I give this movie 3 cupcakes!

Tune in next week for another insightful review by myself, a public relations student finding time to indulge in film, and check out the trailer above!