Director David O. Russell’s latest effort sees him reuniting with a number of his cast from his Oscar-winning efforts THE FIGHTER and SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK and why not? They’ve served in well in the past. However, 1980s-set crime caper AMERICAN HUSTLE is an altogether different direction and one that’s being marked for more award-winning glory! It’s film based on the controversial Abscam operation which accidentally uncovered widespread political corruption following an FBI sting.
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 passionate, volatile, New Jersey political operator caught between the con-artists and Feds. Irving’s unpredictable wife Rosalyn (Jennifer Lawrence) could be the one to pull the thread that brings the entire world crashing down. Like David O. Russell’s previous films, American Hustle defies genre, hinging on raw emotion, and life and death stakes.
The superb AMERICAN HUSTLE ensemble includes Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Renner, Robert De Niro, Jack Huston, Louis C.K., Michael Peña and Anthony Zerbe. It’s slated to hit US cinemas from the 13th December and the UK 20th December.
Source: Sony Pictures
Craig was our great north east correspondent, proving that it’s so ‘grim up north’ that losing yourself in a world of film is a foregone prerequisite. He has been studying the best (and often worst) of both classic and modern cinema at the University of Life for as long as he can remember. Craig’s favorite films include THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, JFK, GOODFELLAS, SCARFACE, and most of John Carpenter’s early work, particularly THE THING and HALLOWEEN.
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