In the movie American Hustle, Rosalyn mentions a perfume you keep coming back to smell even though it’s a little sour, because it’s so addicting. Each individual character has their perfume with a sour touch, but I found myself unable to stop coming back and most importantly I couldn’t stop watching it.

American Hustle pushes some of my favorite actors to new heights. Christian Bale is no longer Batman in my mind, but a New Jersey conman named Irving Rosenfeld who dreams of making it big by selling fake loans, and “missing art.”

All memory of Amy Adams once being the lost princess in NYC or a companion to the Muppets was wiped from my brain when she appeared as the seductive Sydney Prosser or Lady Edith Greensly the persona she invented in order to boost her and Irving’s con profits.

And finally, the girl on fire err, Jennifer Lawrence becomes Irving’s impulsive wife Rosalyn who will not be the first in her family to have a divorce.  She warns Irving that he’ll never see his adopted son again if they get divorced.

Irving and the Lady are lovers who con their way through life, and their characters seem tied to each other. Their romance seems to be a gamble, and both are at constant risk of being conned by the other.

A deal gone wrong results in our two favorite scam artists to be forced to comply with an over zealous FBI agent. His name is Richard DiMaso and he dreams of ridding the United States of corruption. His plan is to reel in dirty officials with bribe money, and then expose them.

Along the way, the FBI’s scam becomes larger Irving and Sydney are forced to play along. The scam gets larger and larger, and thus, more dangerous. Eventually, the mob gets involved, and things reach a peak.

It’s at these moments when I sensed the raw emotions of the actors. I could feel their tension, and see the stress. Irving is on the breach of a mental breakdown and heart attack. The scam got too big and everybody is in danger, including his son.

I was captivated by the movie from start to end. Well, maybe after the first two minutes of Christian Bale gluing his toupee on…  The movie does have its sour scents at times. If you find offense in harsh language I’ll warn you not to see this movie. However, I loved the movie. For me the sour accented the plot.

In the movie American Hustle, one character mentions a perfume you keep coming back to smell, even though it’s a little sour, because it’s so addicting. Each individual character has their perfume with a sour touch, but I found myself unable to stop coming back and most importantly, I couldn’t stop watching it.

American Hustle pushes some of my favorite actors to new heights. Christian Bale is no longer Batman in my mind, but a New Jersey con-man named Irving Rosenfeld who dreams of making it big by selling fake loans and “missing art.”

All memory of Amy Adams once being the lost princess in NYC or a companion to the Muppets was wiped from my brain when she appeared as the seductive Sydney Prosser or Lady Edith Greensly, the persona she invented in order to boost her and Irving’s con profits.

And finally, the girl on fire, Jennifer Lawrence, becomes Irving’s impulsive wife Rosalyn who will not be the first in her family to have a divorce.  She warns Irving that he’ll never see his adopted son again if they separate.

Irving and the Sydney con their way through life, and their characters seem tied to each other. Their romance seems to be a gamble, and both are at constant risk of being conned by the other.

A deal gone wrong results in our two favorite scam artists being forced to comply with an over zealous FBI agent. His name is Richard DiMaso and he dreams of ridding the Unite States of corruption. His plan is to reel in dirty officials with bribe money, and then expose them.

Along the way, the FBI’s scam becomes larger and Irving and Sydney are forced to play along. The scam gets larger and larger, and thus, more dangerous. Eventually, the mob gets involved, and things reach a peak.

It’s at these moments when I sensed the raw emotions of the actors. I could feel their tension, and see the stress. Irving is on the breach of a mental breakdown and heart attack. The scam got too big and everybody is in danger, including his son.

At times the plot did seem a little slow, but the characters were so personal, and complex I couldn’t peel myself away from the film. Each character drew me in with a different enticing scent.  Rosalyn, for example, had a large mouth and foolish bravery which is a dangerous combination. Then there is Sydney Prosser, who can shoot her emotions across the screen with a simple look. And finally, there is Irving who is torn in half and half again, but still manages to be brilliant.

I was captivated by the movie from start to end. Well, maybe after the first two minutes of Christian Bale gluing his toupee on…  The movie does have its sour scents at times. If you find offense in harsh language, which I thought was the main reason of the R rating I’ll warn you not to see this movie. However, I loved the movie. For me the sour accented the plot.

Junior, Mackenzie Herrman “My favorite movie from 2013 was Medea’s family movie. It came out before Christmas, but we saw it just before the new year. It has Tyler  Perry and Larry the Cable guy. It was so funny.

Librarian, Glory Fagan- “I would have to say that the most memorable movie, not the best movie of the year was August Osage County. It certainly had the best performances, but there’s nothing favorite about that. I also really liked Saving Mr Banks.”