Photo credit: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures
In our countdown to the Oscars, we continue with Best Picture. Our previous countdown eliminated “Her” – “Captain Phillips” – “The Wolf of Wall Street” – “Gravity” – “Dallas Buyers Club” – “Nebraska” and “Philomena” – The remaining nominees for Best Picture are: “12 Years a Slave” – “American Hustle”
Now we explore “American Hustle”
“A fictional film set in the alluring world of one of the most stunning scandals to rock our nation, American Hustle tells the story of brilliant con man Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale), who along with his equally cunning and seductive British partner Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams) is forced to work for a wild FBI agent Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper). DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia that’s as dangerous as it is enchanting. Jeremy Renner is Carmine Polito, the passionate, volatile, New Jersey political operator caught between the con-artists and Feds. Irving’s unpredictable wife Rosalyn (Jennifer Lawrence) could be the one to pull the thread that brings the entire world crashing down. Like David O. Russell’s previous films, American Hustle defies genre, hinging on raw emotion, and life and death stakes.
Directed by David O. Russell and Written by Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell.” Production notes.
Great flick…..entertaining with a fabulous cast. It’s hard to forget Bradley Cooper with rollers in his hair or Jennifer Lawrence burning up dinner which is why they are both nominated for an Oscar. Stellar performances by all actually, which carried the picture. The one caveat that may prevent this from winning best picture is the editing…….a chunk could have been taken out somewhere in the first thirty minutes. So, although we love this movie we’re taking it out of the win, leaving us with eight down and one to go.
The Trailer: Courtesy of Sony Pictures
Jennifer Lawrence:
