American Hustle (2013)
Average Rating: 8.2/10
Reviews Counted: 245
Fresh: 228 | Rotten: 17
Riotously funny and impeccably cast, American Hustle compensates for its flaws with unbridled energy and some of David O. Russell's most irrepressibly vibrant direction.
Average Rating: 8.9/10
Critic Reviews: 46
Fresh: 44 | Rotten: 2
Riotously funny and impeccably cast, American Hustle compensates for its flaws with unbridled energy and some of David O. Russell's most irrepressibly vibrant direction.
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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
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Cast
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Christian Bale
Irving Rosenfeld -
Bradley Cooper
Richie DiMaso -
Amy Adams
Sydney Prosser -
Jeremy Renner
Carmine Polito -
Jennifer Lawrence
Rosalyn Rosenfeld -
Louis C.K.
Stoddard Thorsen -
Michael Peña
Paco Hernandez/Sheik... -
Alessandro Nivola
Anthony Amado -
Jack Huston
Pete Musane -
Jack Jones
Jazz Quartet Singer -
Shea Whigham
Carl Elway -
Elisabeth Röhm
Dolly Polito -
Paul Herman
Alfonse Simone -
Said Taghmaoui
Irv's Sheik Plant -
Matthew Russell
Dominic Polito -
Thomas Matthews
Francis Polito -
Adrian Martinez
Julius -
Anthony Zerbe
Senator Horton Mitch... -
Colleen Camp
Brenda -
Steve Gagliastro
Agent Schmidt -
Chris Tarjan
Agent Stock -
Zachariah Supka
Young Irv -
Christy Scott Cashma...
Cosmo Interview Girl -
Simon Hamlin
Photographer -
Martie Barylick
Helen -
Dawn Olivieri
Cosmo Girl -
Becky Dennis
Nanny -
Jay Giannone
Suburban Businessman -
Arthur Birnbaum
Queens Businessman -
Rob Dininni
Desperate Businessma... -
Michael Fennimore
Car Salesman -
Corbo Dante
Danny Rosenfeld -
Santino Corbo
Danny Rosenfeld -
Bo Cleary
FBI Agent #1 -
Greg Maxwell
FBI Agent #2 -
Mickey O'Keefe
FBI Agent #3 -
Aaron Flanders
Elway's Friend -
Erica McDermott
Carl Elway's Assista... -
Alura Carbrey
Elizabeth Polito -
Kayla Feeney
Lorna Polito -
Shannon Halliday
Doreen Polito -
Volieda Webb
Melora -
Patsy Meck
Richie's Mother -
Abby Lavin
Richie's Girlfriend -
Damien Di Paola
Baron Owner -
Paul Campbell VIII
Baron's Patron -
Jeff Avigian
Disco Dancer -
Stacy Hock
Girl Outside Stall -
Michael Trigg
Baron's Manager -
Richard Heneks
Al Kalowski -
Ted Zalewski
Carpenter -
Elias Birnbaum
Carpenter Apprentice -
Armen Garo
Dick Helsing -
Sal DiMino
Lou Salvano -
Gary Craig
Jerry Catone -
Barry Primus
Tellegio's Consiglie... -
Sonny Gordon
Tellegio's Consiglie... -
Deva Mahal
Funk Band Singer -
Dicky Eklund Jr.
Street Thug #1 -
Sean Eklund
Street Thug #2 -
Charley Broderick
Rep. John 0'Connell -
Richard Donnelly
Rep. Sanders -
Gary Zahakos
Congressman Keshoyga... -
Frank Geraci
Simone's Gang #1 -
Melson Alford
Simone's Gang #2 -
Melissa McMeekin
Simone's Gang #3 -
JJ Wright
Divorce Lawyer -
Bob Taraschi
Rep. Stelford -
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All Critics (245) | Top Critics (46) | Fresh (228) | Rotten (17) | DVD (2)
Save your admiration for the performances, especially Lawrence, who is now Hollywood's most important presence in front of the camera.
Top CriticIt turns out that comb-overs, cleavage, cocaine and kookiness are an unbeatable combo.
Director David O. Russell and co-writer Eric Warren Singer grab hold of the FBI's long-time Abscam sting (conducted in the late '70s into 1980) as their kernel of truth, then Jiffy Pop it like mad.
Ambitious even as it studies, exploits and explodes ambition, "American Hustle" is as good as any American film this year. It's also a lot of fun. Don't miss it.
American Hustle is a movie built on that cornerstone of the American Dream, reinvention. If you're not happy with who you are, or who people think you are, then go ahead and become somebody else. Anything to survive - and thrive.
It's one of the year's cleverest films, and also one of the best.
The movie's greatest strength [is] Russell's magnanimity toward his characters, an equable, never cloying embrace of their imperfections.
David O. Russell has a gift for the farce at work in American institutions, and in American Hustle he's created another instant classic.
David O Russell's film fizzes with energy and wit, bowling along with a brio that matches the quick-wit and razzle-dazzle of its con artists.
David O. Russell's '70s caper nearly out-Scorseses Scorsese. Rollicking fun stuffed into '70s wrapping paper.
Amy Adams is spectacular, febrile, dramatic, comic, sharp, sarcastic and magnificent to look upon, especially her soaring laughter in an explosive comic-sexual scene set in a nightclub ladies' room stall.
To call the end result an absolute triumph would undercut more apropos labels; it seeks to be one of the best films of the year, and transcends that goal.
Pode até ser uma espécie de Os Bons Companheiros versão light, mas não deixa de ser incrivelmente divertido.
Like the Abscam con, the film is a convincing confection, so well played that we don't care if it's the real deal or not.
Look, I think this is a fabulous film.
One of the films of the year for me.
A fun, energetic caper that tries hard to make you love its characters, but mostly fails to succeed..
Definitely an actor's film, with some great moments and terrific performances within an uneven story backed by a killer 70's soundtrack.
Wide characters, deep storytelling, bad hair and a great 1970s soundtrack fill this stylishly seductive comedy about small time con artists working their way up the food chain.
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 and surprising warmth.
David O. Russell's American Hustle is slick, surprisingly funny, and actually makes the horrendous styles of the 1970s look kind of appealing.
Russell's world view is essentially optimistic and romantic
Spearheaded by enormously charismatic actors and a script's verbal wit that overrides its untidiness.
'American Hustle' is smart, sophisticated and slick. Director David O. Russell has been nominated for the Academy Award for both last year's 'Silver Linings Playbook' and 'The Fighter,' and he's bound to earn at least a nod again this year.
Audience Reviews for American Hustle
Super Reviewer
"American Hustle" has a strong premise: two con artists (Christian Bale and Amy Adams) are forced by the FBI (led by Bradley Cooper) to participate in a sting operation to nab corrupt politicians.
I'm sold.
But the execution is off. By injecting some eccentric comedic pieces into the plot, it lowers the stakes "Hustle" has set up for itself. By the time a menacing cameo from Robert De Niro shows up, you don't know if the film wants you to be amused or wants you to be tense.
Either way because it is never clear what kind of film "Hustle" wants to be you find your mind wandering as the game actors keep showing up in over-the-top 70s garb and hair and throw out their lines with gusto. It feels like a costume party with some amusing attendees but you find yourself in the corner nursing a drink waiting for something to happen.
Disappointing but ultimately saved by the acting and the 70s visuals.
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