Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.

Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Derrick Gibbons An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

detroiters I love everybody in this movie and yet the movie sucked don't know what else to say

garthlotel The mesmerising Christian Bale, as always, gives his very best to his role. The talented Amy Adams also does her best with a limited role. But I continue to be disappointed by the new breed of Hollywood "A-listers" including the congenitally awful Lawrence and one dimensional Cooper. Why do these two keep being cast in films? Why do they have fans? Lawrence in this role feels like a student hamming it up (badly) in a school play and, as usual, almost ruins the film for me. Cooper adds nothing but irritation and the occasional cringe. The film had potential but it needed a better cast of actors to bring the film to a higher level.

nicholls_les After all the hype I wanted to like this movie but was left thinking, 'what was that all about?' The story line, if you can call it that, was a mess. The title indicates some clever hustle, but there was none. The script was all over the place and the over use of the F word is lazy writing in my opinion.I didn't sympathise or care for any of the characters and although the acting was good, they couldn't save the movie from it's dire script and sloppy direction.Fortunately I bought the DVD in a pound shop, but had I paid more I would have demanded a refund as it was so bad.

paul2001sw-1 'American Hustle' tells the story of a pair of con-men induced to help the FBI trap some bigger fish, a shaggy dog story told mostly straight and with some genuinely funny moments. It also features explanatory voice-overs, a heavy (1970s) period soundtrack and a final twist I found underwhelming, to say the least, first of all because if you've seen any conman movies before, the double-cross is only to be expected, but secondly because the film is so obviously playing for entertainment, and makes little attempt to lure the viewer into the trap. And indeed it is entertaining, albeit in a rather predictable way - but it falls well short of the standard of Mamet's 'House of Games', or even 'The Sting'.