Rated R for language
Starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Renner
Directed by David O. Russell
The Story:
Irving (Bale) is a con-man. His lover, Sydney (Adams) are getting rich scamming people. Then along comes FBI Agent DiMaso (Cooper) who enlists the two to help him take down crooked politicians like Mayor Polito (Renner). Get ready for the mother of all con artist/flim flam movies... based on a real story!
If you can stay awake long enough to get through it.
It went on 1.5 x within 5 minutes... trying to see if it was interesting at all.
I couldn't find any interest.
I think I let it run for the first 45 minutes before I realized that I honestly didn't care one bit about who was doing what to whom, or why.
Not good for a movie like this.
An incredible waste of talent.
Some of the reviews I see say that it really picks up in the 2nd half.
While I suppose that's better than being let down, if you never feel any connection to the characters, it seems to me, you're fighting a losing battle.
Final Grade: D
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: Maybe I'll try and catch the ending someday on cable. But I'm sure I'll find a million other things to watch or do instead.
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