Christian Bale has no hair and likes loud clothes. He is married to a less than hinged Jennifer Lawrence and cons people into giving him money and is pretty good at it, that is until Amy Adams turns up and puts on a crappy English accent. Together they take the conning to the next level and attract the attention of Bradley Coopers perm. Bradleys perm convinces them to help him con some more people so that he doesn't arrest them for conning. The person they decide to target is Jeremy Renner who may or may not be the only actual good guy in the entire film. Bradleys perm then shouts and gets overly excited, Amys boobs try their hardest to stay within the napkins she uses for dresses and Christians comb over makes a break for freedom every chance it gets.
David O Russell has a certain flare for style and shows it off in spades in this film. He channels the 70s spectacularly and really draws you into the time with everyone concerned having big, fantastic outfits with big, fantastic hair. The acting is spot on with all parties pulling their weight and chucking all their gusto into the performance. Christian Bale is great as always and Amy Adams shows that she is a top actress. Special mention does have to go to Bradley Cooper who ramps the acting up to insane levels. He is steadily showing that in the right part he can be fantastic and deserves to be a sought after star. Unfortunately whilst the film looks outstanding and is acted to within an inch of its life I felt a little disappointed at the end. I cant even really pinpoint what the problem was, I liked the story which flowed nicely and kept me entertained, I didn't feel bored at any point and actually enjoyed myself. That being said I do feel that the story wasn't the most groundbreaking and felt all too familiar with the who is conning who twists and turns. I did enjoy the film and would encourage people to see it but it isn't going to be making my greatest film list.
Verdict: 4/5
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