Genre: Crime / Drama Director(s): David O. Russell Release Date: 20 December 2013 Movie rating: 7.3

American Hustle is a crime drama staring Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper and Amy Adams. This movie tells a tale of a con man named Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale) who together with his seductive British partner Sydney Prosser (Amy adams) is forced to work for an FBI agent Richie DiMasi (Bradley Cooper). DiMaso introduces them to a world of Jersey pawnbrokers which is both dangerous and enchanting. Carmen Polito is a passionate New Jersey politician who is caught between the FBI and the con artists. His wife Rosalyn could be the person who can pull the thread which could bring the entire world to its knees. Con movies have always been interesting to watch as they bring the world of crime closer to regular people. This movie follows in those footsteps, showing the viewers plenty of interesting scenes and even makes them learn a bit. The pacing of the movie can be a bit slow, but it pays off. Christian Bale, once again, did an amazing transformation for this movie, he put on 40lbs. He is clearly one of the better actors of today and he always gives his best to perform. This movie will be pretty interesting to everyone who enjoys a good crime movie, be sure to check it out!

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