Tuesday, December 31, 2013

American-----Hustled

I went, I saw, and now I must write:   "American Hustle,"  the movie, is a gigantic hoax perpetrated on a willing public.  Almost all the critics gave it glowing reviews, so it follows that it must be a great movie.  Except it is not.  Jennifer Lawrence's performance is being touted as being Oscar worthy.  She is placed in a scenery-chewing part *which has little tie-in with the character she plays, so I think her performance could be equaled by any actress asked to emote, or overact.  Part of the film's appeal is an admittedly complicated plot, and I'm not a film critic, so I will go no further there other than to say you'd have to see the movie to realize how poorly made it is.  I thought help was on the way when one of the actors pulled out a gun, but, alas, no one got shot.
     * At one point, for no obvious reason, Lawrence confronts, and argues with,  her husband's "whore" and inexplicably lands a big kiss on her lips.   No one  could see that coming, so I guess it's great acting.

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