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American Hustle:
What's it about?
Based on (some) truths, this comic drama about a con man, his partner/mistress, and their FBI handler is a crazed caper situated at the arse-end of the coked-out 1970s. When one con too many brings the pair down they decide to join forces with the FBI to catch bigger fish and ensure their freedom - but things soon get out of hand.
Who would I recognise in it?
Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, Louis C.K., Jack Huston, Michael Pena, Shea Whigham.
Great/Good/Alright/Shite?
Not quite deserving of all the hype and attention at various awards shows, it's nonetheless a thoroughly entertaining crime comedy with high-strung drama, loud clothes, and the most outrageous hairstyles this side of 70s science fiction movies. Opening with the world's most preposterously convoluted comb over, the tone is set from the get-go, and rarely slacks off when it comes to wild-eyed chaos. It's as subtle as it's time period and just as fun. Not to be taken too seriously, it boasts game performances and a whacked-out sense of grandeur. Good.

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