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4.5
With its multiple voice over narrations and vintage jukebox soundtrack, American Hustle initially finds Russell operating, quite blatantly, in knockof ..
Av Club
2.0
American Hustle turns out to be a freewheeling party of a movie, one that never stops adding complications and wrinkles and hungry new players to the ..
Av Club
3.0
Watching American Hustle, you never know whats coming next, and you can hardly wait to see it happen.
EW
5.0
Regardless of genre, it seems theres nothing this actress cant do.
Rogerebert
5.0
Youll find yourself holding your breath often, and not because the characters are pulling some feat of physicality stunt.The subjects are grand and co ..
Common Sense Media
3.0
Russell turns the pursuit of the American dream into the ultimate escapism.
Indie Wire
4.5
Despite the flashy period details, American Hustle maintains an appeal thats resolutely modern.
Indie Wire
3.5
If the result can feel like as much of a mess as that description implies, its a rich, glorious mess, and its underlying craftsmanship is apparent in ..
Variety
5.0
An impeccable soundtrack, wickedly funny script, and fabulous cast make American Hustle so easy to fall for, you wont even care that its bullshitting ..
We Got This Covered
1.5
But the director, palpably straining for something epic, troubles an interior drama with so much empty razzle dazzle.
Austin Chronicle
4.0
But ultimately story is secondary to Russells delicious detailing of character and milieu.
Time Out
5.0
Does American Hustle have heart does it have importance Such naive questions: It has Jennifer Lawrence blowing up a microwave.
Time Out
3.0
Whether this all adds up to something more than a brilliantly window dressed period piece with ring a ding performances from an all star cast remains ..
The Guardian
4.0
It is an intriguing confection of a movie, announcing its influences candidly, but exerting its originality too.
The Guardian
3.8
Formally ostentatious and unrepentantly messy, the film manages to implicitly convey the overdriven, coked up confusion that many 70s period pieces ma ..
4.4
In other words: Permission granted to leave Wikipedia behind and allow yourselves to be entertained by this rollicking, sometimes unhinged shaggy dog ..
4.5
Bale provides Irving with a core of neediness and vulnerability thats quite touching, humanising what could be a fast talking weasel caricature.
Screen Daily
1.5
At a certain point Irving and Sydneys connect to the Sheik is so removed that it doesnt make sense why theyre kept around (the only reason seems to be ..
Collider
4.5
American Hustle doesnt feel like a work of restraint as much as it feels like timidity masquerading as braggadocio.
Collider
5.0
He continues on that roll of refreshing character driven storytelling with the outrageously entertaining American Hustle, a twisty con job chronicle t ..
The Hollywood Reporter
3.5
The wow factor keeps to a minimum.(Clearly, director Russell isnt interested in comparisons to Martin Scorsese.)
4.0
Video Irving Rosenfeld, the con man running the great scam in American Hustle, isnt, his mistress admits, much to look at.
The New York Times
4.2
With death now on the table, the climax is a witty, careening ride complete with ambiguous loyalties and the requisite twists; call it The Thomas Crow ..
Paste Magazine
3.0
I wanted to believe in the movie, but I couldnt, starting with its hard sell that any of its characters are worth much.
E Film Critic
4.0
The director works in a loose limbed, coarse grained screwball style that I have in the past found allergically irritating, but for this story, it is ..
Telegraph
4.0
In the real world, the protagonists of American Hustle are not individuals youd want to spend quality time with, but Russell has the gift of making th ..
5.0
Much is extreme, and yet in keeping with an era of vulgarity and bacchanalian excess.
San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
An extremely entertaining, brilliantly acted, highly diverting film which like all hustles delivers less than it promises.
2.0
Con games require exposition.The last thing a director wants to do in a bait and switch story is leave the audience in the dust.
Cinema Blend
5.0
It turns out that comb overs, cleavage, cocaine and kookiness are an unbeatable combo.
Ny Daily News
4.5
This is really one of Adams best performances ever, and if anyone deserves an Academy Award nomination, its her.
JoBlo
4.5
The camera work and cinematography by Russell and director of photography by Linus Sandgren (Promised Land) have fairly prompted comparisons to Martin ..
Screen Rant
4.4
American Hustle barely earns our sympathy for this crew of hyperventilating chiselers and marks.
The Globe And Mail
5.0
Stylistically and spiritually, American Hustle belongs in the same camp as vintage Scorsese and Saturday Night Fever.Its not just the cars and clothes ..
Philly
4.0
Maybe it is his habit of blending colorful characters with comic situations.
Spirituality And Practice
2.0
Russells loopy, messy reworking of the 1970s Abscam scandal is...done to a twisted turn.... Youll be happy to have been so thoroughly had.
One Guys Opinion
4.4
Biting, brilliant, David O. Russell goes Scorsese in this dark 70s caper comedy
Rogers Movie Nation
3.8
Russells name and his surehandedness helming the material could make American Hustle more of an Oscar contender than it might otherwise be.Its an enjo ..
ReelViews
2.0
A fictional film set in the seductive world of one of the most stunning scandals to rock our nation, American Hustle tells the story of brilliant con ..
Blu Ray
3.8
But if you can embrace the possibility of a good movie instead of a great one, you wont be disappointed.
Combust Ible Celluloid
4.0
David O. Russells fictionalized drama about Abscam, the FBI sting operation that nailed more than a half dozen U.S. legislators on bribery and conspir ..
Chicago Reader
5.0
Its not just the deception but the confidence it takes to deceive with such bluntness.
Mark Reviews Movies
3.0
There is nary an error made in this funny, fun and intelligent comedy.
4.4
But none of that truly mars the energetic experience of getting there.
Usa Today
1.9
The real problem is that Russell doesnt give us any characters worth following for two hours; for the most part, these people essentially act as mouth ..
Reel Film Reviews
4.0
After delivering excellent films like The Fighter and Silver Linings PlayBook, Russell does not disappoint you with American Hustle.
FilmiBeat
3.0
There is something unsettling about a cast obviously having more fun than you are, for a start.
The Times
2.0
This film is dramatic and it is funny at the same time, as it exposes the absurdities in this crazy situation.
Lariat
5.0
Beyond the fun, often funny and imaginative dialogue, the filmmakers and cast have taken care to create interesting and engaging characters.
Screen It
3.5
Its not enough to describe Dead Man as simply an anti western; its an iconoclastic deconstruction of late 19th Century American values and mores, many ..
Pop Matters
4.5
Its not enough to describe Dead Man as simply an anti western; its an iconoclastic deconstruction of late 19th Century American values and mores, many ..
Pop Matters
5.0
Its a character piece, a thriller, a dark comedy and a con game all rolled in one, playing genre against genre in a way thats riveting from start to f ..
The Wrap
4.0
Its also consistently laugh out loud funny, with several quotable lines and a number of simply wonderful scenes (such as Lawrence defiantly lip synchi ..
View London
2.5
Despite the best efforts of standout Bale and most of his co stars, the characters dont resonate.
News Day
4.4
A less skilled director might have turned it into mess, but Russell always keeps the beat.
News Day
3.0
Still, I didnt lose my mind over it.Its a lot of sound and fury signifying not much.
Cs Monitor
2.5
When the people who kit out your actors are funnier than your script, maybe satire isnt your calling.
New York Post
4.5
With a crackling script and masterful direction, Russell has made a fiction that is stranger and way more fun than the truth. He has the help of a dre ..
Film Journal International ..
4.5
Its a brazen, nerve jangling, irresistibly watchable movie full of jittery backtalk, pop eyed tension and wacky hair: wigs, frizzes and beards.
The Guardian
4.5
American Hustle is an extremely entertaining ride through the human condition, with characters just short of ridiculous.
Smh
4.5
In essence, its a profoundly entertaining collection of none too bright folks who think theyre smarter than everyone else.
Mountain X
5.0
It makes for a fine Hollywood climax, but once you come down from the high, you might wonder what Russells saying.
Npr
5.0
It carries you along with heedless momentum, giddy and exhilarated at its all American ambition and scam artist confidence.
Star Tribune
4.4
Now You See Me bored with its fake magic, most of it done by CGI.
Toronto Star
3.1
American Hustle is never anything less than entertaining, but it doesnt become much more.
Q Network
4.0
The performances are wonderful and so is the film, but it is not easily categorised.Thriller
Daily Mail
5.0
But isnt it a pleasure to get hustled by such exquisite professionals
Salon
4.0
American Hustle lies somewhere on the spectrum between a raunchy All the Presidents Men and an emo Goodfellas.
Slate
5.0
Whether American Hustle has the legs to be an American classic remains to be seen but, right now, this is about as entertaining as cinema gets.
Flim List
4.5
The screenplay is outstanding, taking us on an ever changing course where the dramatic scenery shifts from tense to bizarre to deadly to hilarious.
5.0
Its an unexpectedly zany crowd pleaser thats relentlessly entertaining.
Susang Ranger
4.4
This is strictly for laughs, Damon Runyon style.American Hustle is an essay on the brilliance of corruption.
Observer
4.0
David O. Russells American Hustle is at times both deliciously sexy and hilariously unsexy in its attempt to portray the awful, scheming hustlers we a ..
Movies
5.0
The glittering ceremony that stands for everything the Academy awards do not (upclose, TV series awards, no technical awards, alcohol and food is a mu ..
Book My Show
3.5
An art devoted to appetite has as much right to screen immortality as the most austere formal invention.
New Yorker
3.0
Its funny but not that funny and hardly worth lingering over for more than a few seconds but the scene goes on and on, establishing Russells obsession ..
Express
3.0
While these technical elements provide a glossy sheen over the proceedings, its hard not to feel empty when all is said and done.
The Film Stage
5.0
The whole movie, a feast of ensemble wiles and stunning hair, is juicy, funny and alive.
Chicago Tribune
4.5
Narrower still: Epic ensemble historical crime dramedy bursting with insanely engaging characters who are impossibly real and impossibly ridiculous wh ..
Flickfilosopher
3.0
Though never boring, American Hustle does itself feel a little like a con a skilled exercise in creative misdirection.
The Irish Times
5.3
American Hustle is overlong, but its never dull.It has many great moments, including a reference to Duke Ellington that brought a big smile to my face ..
Blogs Indie Wire
3.0
Ultimately, however, its hard to begrudge the film for its lack of next level resonance, since the characters are interesting, the performances wonder ..
Blogs Indie Wire
4.5
Lawrence is fantastic here and will likely be a top contender for Oscar gold.
Lyles Movie Files
4.0
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Tony Medley
3.0
It cant decide if it wants to be a comedy, a period crime drama or a music video.
Coles Mithey
4.5
Sure some of these touches might backfire: the humor and stylism could make it easy to cast Hustle aside as just a piece of fluff, a good time well sp ..
3.8
American Hustle is a lark with flair: muckraking capitalism, throwing up its hands and letting the best (con) man win.
Groucho Reviews
4.5
She captures Rosalyns bitterness, rage and vulnerability in high strung behaviour thats carefully pitched to never become melodramatic.
Firstpost
3.0
Russell and co writer Eric Singer have used the general details of the events to whip up a truly hilarious look at a bunch of dreamers and con artists ..
Hit Fix
4.4
Beautifully, inventively constructed, and filled with rich performances that are perfectly calibrated to the offbeat tone Russell was going for.
Aisle Seat
4.0
This is storytelling at its best, because its character at its best.
Forbes
3.8
All in all, American Hustle is a fun ride while it lasts.Just dont be surprised if afterwards, walking out, you wonder if you werent conned a little t ..
Nj
3.8
But its hard to say American Hustle is a masterpiece because of it.
Movie Habit
4.5
I dont know if American Hustle is the best movie of the year, but its definitely one of the most enjoyable.
Movie Habit
2.0
Instead, Russell serves up a collection of schemers, schlemiels, and suckers, all decked out in the finest Disco Era fashions and an array of unforget ..
Oregon Live
5.0
American Hustle proves that Silver Linings Playbook was no fluke and that David O. Russell has become one of the most dependable filmmakers alive when ..
Movies Tv Guide
5.0
It joins the pantheon of great con job movies with The Sting, House of Games and Wild Things.
Maki At The Movies
5.0
Its not the intensity of the performances, the number of zingy one liners or the gloriously enjoyable story that makes this a modern classic, but the ..
Mirror
4.0
From its perfect title to its spectacular cast, this film is ahead of you every step of the way, most of all with an energy level we may not have seen ..
Varia Gate
3.8
American Hustle is such a movie.Everything about it is of the highest quality in terms of production value and performances.
Three Movie Buffs
4.0
We all wear them, figuratively speaking, often to project a more desirable persona than the insecurity addled ball of confusion lurking within.America ..
Digital Spy
2.0
But Russell does, and every frame of this stylish movie proves it.
Tamp A Bay
4.4
David O. Russells mesmerizing American Hustle looks for truth behind some fundamental lies.
Kansas City
4.0
And yet, last years movie is still more effective on an emotional level.
Screen Crush
3.1
The dialogue is snappy, but the story it serves is lacking and the way certain characters are let off the hook comes too conveniently.
Dustin Put Man
5.0
This may be a telling story of human survival, but its also breathtakingly entertaining cinema.
Contact Music
4.5
... pay your money and take the ride,... laugh and ... be strangely moved by the odd looking creatures Russell has assembled for his latest ensemble p ..
Ar Kansas Online
4.0
But in the end, the filmmakers and their cast are so eager to sell the sizzle that the lack of a steak barely registers after the glitter is gone.
Film Racket
4.4
Sometimes, its enough to watch some really talented actors have a whole lot of fun.
Larsen On Film
4.0
Its a showcase of strong performances, starting with the central three actors.
Hollywood And Fine
4.5
Funny, confident, superbly written and dazzlingly performed, American Hustle is a tremendous film made by a brilliant cinematic mind.
Matts Movie Reviews
1.5
The chaos may very well be intentional, but it doesnt entirely pay off.
Ign
3.0
The story is also hard to buy into given the erratic nature of its characters.There are moments where they show great knowledge and insight.
The Film Pie
4.4
The result is an entertaining screwball caper film that wants you to think of The Sting, Preston Sturges and that Scorsese fella.
Js Online
3.5
Here the high 70s style feels inextricable from the substance, adding a layer of artifice to characters already finding ways to hide their true selves ..
The Dissolve
4.0
DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia thats as dangerous as it is enchanting.
Movie Web
4.5
It is a wildly entertaining piece of work that features one of the best ensembles of the year.A crime film with very little violence, Russells drama i ..
Hollywood Chicago
3.5
Its a picture full of agreeable performances and a few aha moments that most filmmakers would kill for, but it never comes together in any meaningful ..
Cinemix Tape
5.0
Its a portrait of palm greasing and flimflamming as the very lingua franca of American life, a movie about the lies we tellnot least to ourselvesjust ..
Film Comment
4.0
They too often confuse painstakingly replicating an era with telling a compelling story about one, dazzling us with the camerawork and music without e ..
Flavor Wire
5.0
Not really punched, but watching Russells raw, energized movie feels like that.The spunky characters constantly surprise us.
Daily Herald
3.1
Even when Russell demonstrates uneven filmmaking, Ive remained bound to the story.
Awards Circuit
3.3
If it is all true and Im not going to give that away then the genre trappings make it feel false.If its all lies, then the character development makes ..
Crave Online
5.0
Not only is it terrifically acted and perfectly cast, its sexy and smart.
Mercury News
4.0
Somewhat in keeping with its narratives spectacle of deception, the comedown of this sugar rush of a film might not reveal the most nutritious consump ..
The Skinny
4.0
You may not trust the facts in American Hustle but you can rely on it as one of this years most aggressively entertaining films. n Twitter @SiobhanSyn ..
Scots Man
4.0
American Hustle is by no means your ordinary award season film.Oh, its got many of the hallmarks of a prestige picture: a great cast, terrific perform ..
No La
4.0
Its a sly film that slips through your fingers, leaving the glitter of great performances, but one youll be hustling to watch again.
Metro
4.4
It does so with an infectious amount of energy and a labyrinthine plot that probably doesnt hold up under closer scrutiny.But who cares, when its this ..
Scene Stealers
3.5
In this way its a better movie about modern American filmmaking than the era it recreates.
The Ooh Tray
3.0
Whereas Eklund mugged for the hell of it, Rosenfelds theatricality serves a greater purpose and is absolutely crucial to each ploy.
Movie Mezzanine
3.5
While the movie may have heartwarming holiday fare all but engraved above its title, its entertainingly crafted holiday fare, and it seems likely to w ..
reason
4.0
Lying is an ugly, grubby business, which is why hair maintenance amongst con artists is so important.
Streaming Quickflix
3.5
Russell, writer Eric Singer, and the hyperventilating cast keep us guessing well into the second half.
East Bay Express
2.5
A gifted, star filled cast and a crafty director try to hold it together with varying results.American Hustle is the story of scammers and scams.
Tony Mack
4.0
O. Russell is undeniably an actors director, and like just his previous films (The Fighter, Silver Linings Playbook), American Hustle is built around ..
Concrete Play Ground
4.0
A movie where the killer ensemble cast unmistakably looks to be having a better time than the audience.Their buoyant energy and the look at me style t ..
Rediff
3.0
American Hustle is like a Scorsese gangster film in the hands of Preston Sturgesand thats a promising premise.
New Republic
4.0
A less is more portrait of small, deft observations, far more skilful than The Fighters look at me Dicky, its a quiet pleasure in an exhilaratingly no ..
Bfi
3.0
Its still recommended entertainment and worth the watch for Lawrence alone.
From The Balcony
4.0
American Hustle doesnt conform to one genre, though it has elements of farce, screwball, heist thriller and caper comedy.
New States Man
4.5
We know where Lawrence came fromKentuckybut this performance is a purple mountain of majesty.
New City Film
4.4
American Hustle probably tinkers with the truth more than any other film, but like those many others, doesnt lose any of its fun or wit in the process ..
Cinema Sight
5.0
The films masterly organization of chaos and intelligence is a reminder that comedy is just tragedy, but faster, and it underlines the slick timidity ..
Entertainment Time
5.0
Russell keeps hitting us that delicious mix of facts and farce for the riotious next 129 minutes.
Daily Star
5.0
This years American Hustle is a very different film in a lot of ways, yet it too fits in that overlap of the Venn diagram of great and crowd pleasing. ..
Columbus Alive
3.0
Its enjoyable and fun to watch, but just barely touches the surface of its own narrative.
Reel Talk Online
3.5
The movies achievement is the duration of the adventure sequences.
Grant Land
4.5
Immensely entertaining, impeccably structured and featuring excellent performances from its entire cast, American Hustle is one of the years absolute ..
Blog Bullz Eye
4.4
In a dazzling movie about the art of the con, Jennifer Lawrence playing a feisty and frustrated New York housewife manages to steal all her scenes.
Us Magazine
3.5
The wild card of the entire film is Jennifer Lawrences Rosalyn Rosenfeld.
Graffiti With Punctuation
4.5
David O. Russell enters Marty Scorsese territory with the sagacious wit of Mark Twain and satire and slapstick worthy of Preston Sturges
Honey Cutts Hollywood
5.0
Its the perfect package delivered by a cast firing on all cylinders and a director whos whipped up a perfect dramatic storm of romance, tension and hu ..
Sky
3.0
American Hustle is fast and loose, and it could be faster and looser.
Metro Active
4.4
And it is, in part, a virtuosic piece of filmmaking filled with verve.But American Hustle is also wholly about life as a performance, the ways in whic ..
Free Beacon
3.0
And Bradley Cooper puts in good work as Richie, overly ambitious while losing sight of just how deep hes getting everyone (including himself) into.
Mac Guff
3.5
Their dialogue is frequently hilariously and demonstrates sharp comic timing.
Impulse Gamer
3.0
Instead, it busies itself with a rollicking soundtrack, sexy costumes, and increasingly implausible romantic encounters between the films principals.
World Wng
5.0
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Richard Roeper
4.0
But once the film settles in, the audience gets treated to Russells unique ability to combine humor and drama into a captivating story.
Schmoes Know
5.0
In the end, the film is a tribute to all artists who persevere in the face of crushing adversity, those who hold tight to their passion despite a chor ..
Illinois Times
3.5
It is a superbly written movie ... featuring terrific characters who are played by one of the most talented casts of the year.
Ut Sandiego
2.0
Ultimately, like its central characters, American Hustle is all about tude; of that, its got a ton.
Aarp
5.0
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug isnt just better than An Unexpected Journey, it accomplishes something the latter did not: it feels as if it belon ..
Abc News Go
3.8
The parts are great, but the sum, not so much.Its unwieldy and inconsistent.
MLive.com
4.0
However a jovial, light hearted tone remains prevalent throughout, to counteract any suspense.
Hey U Guys
3.0
The root of this sometimes surreal and twisted tale lies under one mans toupee.
The Diva Review
4.0
With American Hustle, O. Russell proves once again that he is one of the best American directors of recent times.
4.0
AS with previous films The Fighter and Silver Linings Playbook, David O Russell can expect to bother the prize givers this award season with American ..
Standard Net Au
4.0
The script is a terrific look at jealousy and rivalry, and in another era this would have been a fast talking screwball comedy.
Bad Ass Digest
3.0
More importantly, the film is not the perpetually hilarious fun ride that the trailers make it out to be.
Mid Day
4.0
Again, it all fits a decade defined by man made fibres, Final Net Hair Spray and the clammy climax of the sexual revolution because it all feels kind ..
O Canada
4.0
But, complete with a score by Danny Elfman and cinematography by Linus Sandgren (Promised Land), its still a tour de force piece of filmmaking about t ..
Birmingham Mail
3.0
What could have been a trifling little caper movie becomes, in the hands of Russell and his superb cast, a rich, character driven film of humor, drama ..
Stardem
3.5
One of the many pleasures of David O. Russells American Hustle, a fizzy late seventies cocktail of comedy, romance, and caper pic, is that Bale finall ..
Vogue
4.0
The fact that two such women should not just love but compete over a hunched, wheezing mess like Irving is both an unacknowledged joke in American Hus ..
The Nation
3.5
Yes, its enjoyable, but it also feels far too familiar and its a hard comparison to shake.
The Popcorn Junkie
5.0
In a year of breathtaking sexism, here is a big three hour helping of more of the same.
The Tyee
3.0
Its eager, inventive, uninhibited entertainment, full of comedy and suspense.
Oc Register
5.0
All published materials contained herein are owned by their respective authors and cannot be reprinted, either in their entirety or in selection, with ..
Cinema Phile 2010 Blog Spo ..
4.5
Russells screenplay is funny and labyrinthine, a perfect combination for his take on a great sting.Though Russell lays the grit on thick, American Hus ..
Fox News
4.4
But perhaps most astonishing of all is that in a film filled such terrific performances, the prevailing personality is that of Russell.
The Movie Report
5.0
Everyone elses performance is perfectly serviceable, but the director goes for style over substance in a major way.
7 Dvt
3.5
While it has its flaws, major and minor, its very entertaining and contains some great performances, especially by the female cast members.Like Martin ..
Arts Fuse
5.0
Its the classic con mans tactic: keep talking and keep changing the subject whenever necessary, and make sure the mark can never quite put all the pie ..
Ny Books
4.5
However the conning game doesnt last long as a federal agent, Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper), apprehends them during one of their scams.
4.5
But the two best performances come from Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence.
Un Cut
4.0
Bale is always fascinating to watch as he burrows into a role, but Adams and Lawrence bring the heat that makes this sexy story sizzle.
Neils Entertainment Picks
2.0
Watching American Hustle is a kick, a propulsive ride with a rollicking 70s soundtrack that keeps everything moving.But nothing in this movie makes an ..
Deads
4.0
As self deception this works, but most audiences will not buy it.
Its Just Movies
3.5
On paper, American Hustle should be the movie of the year and sweep the Oscars, but its supreme promise fades once the lights go down in the theater. ..
Patheos
4.0
As for Inside Llewyn Davis, well, it is certainly identifiable as the Coen brothers movie that it isa gorgeously detailed period piece peopled with th ..
Windy City Media Group
4.0
... American Hustle is like a passionate, booze soaked conversation at a party: fun while it last, but foggy the next morning.
The Crat
3.0
Several of the best movies of the last year presented the American experience especially the African American experience in all of its dramatic, somet ..
Movie Dearest Blog Spot
4.0
Irving really cares about Carmine, and the fact that he has to throw the mayor under the bus to save himself and Sydney adds a note of the tragic to w ..
America Magazine
4.4
Thats the story.What makes it play is the delicious way in which it is told, with epic flair and meaty performances.
Hono Lulu Pulse
4.0
What those alternately preening, raging, double crossing, and dissembling bodies do for nearly two and a half hours would take too long to summarize a ..
Art Forum
3.0
Russell does with Goodfellas era Scorsese what punk rock did with early I IV V rock n roll, plays it loud and fast and sloppy to the point where it ju ..
Filmdrunk Uproxx
4.4
The result is an entertainingly shaggy riff on the caper film that emphasizes loose, naturalistic performances and comedy over plot and thrills.
Madison Movie
4.4
Russell does such a good job of transporting you to the time, place and feel of its era you practically feel like its cocaine youre wiping off your pa ..
Co Ed
4.5
Trouble is, as stylish, well acted and funny as American Hustle is, this particular cast of characters in this particular story doesnt always give the ..
Cross Walk
4.0
American Hustle is fun, and superbly well made, but in the end, thats all it is: A true story given so much cosmetic surgery you can barely see the bo ..
Cinephiled
4.5
Saying the Rembrandts a fake is a way of letting this G man in on a secret.Is it true
Movies With Butter
4.0
Theres not a lot of takeaway from American Hustle, but thats Russells personalityhes got a great appetite for verve and foolhardy spectacle, rather th ..
In These Times
2.5
It is the filmic counterpart of a roller coaster ride and amounts to the same kind of cheap thrill.
Counter Punch
4.5
Still, it doesnt steal enough of the dramatic tension to hinder the overall impact but nonetheless it is something that distracted me occasionally as ..
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