Just saw American Hustle. I don't know how a movie could be more fun. Wow!

[valerief]

Christian Bale was phenomenal. Everyone in it was, actually. I don't know how much was true and how much wasn't, but I didn't care. Every frame was fabulous. It was smart, funny, and edge-of-your-seat suspenseful. If you haven't seen it yet, see it.

[sharp_stick]

1. Watching Christian Bale

get his hair ready at the beginning had me laughing from the start.

[valerief]

2. Oh, yeah! The only thing wrong with his look was his jawline. Too slim for the rest of his body.

He had fat hands, though.

[nirvana555]

3. I've raved about this movie. You are so right..its just so much fun! N/T

[Locut0s]

6. I thought it was a brave roll of him to take on...

Aside from how fantastic he was in this roll from an acting standpoint I thought it was a brave move for him to take it on. He's normally seen as one of the Hollywood pretty boys, and there's no doubting he's quite handsome. Here though he was willing to do a 180 and portray himself as a rather overweight balding middle aged man who doesn't seem to have a lot of pride in his personal appearance. Quite the polar opposite to the types of rolls he normally plays and the image the world has built of him.

[valerief]

23. He lost so much he looked like a skeleton for his role in The Machinist.

I don't think he wants to capitalize on the pretty boy thing.

[Bombero1956]

4. A friend of mine is an extra in the film

This is his third movie. In American Hustle he is one of the bodyguards for the sheik.

[Locut0s]

7. That would be super cool!...

To be an extra in such a large film would feel great

[Bombero1956]

9. his third film

He was in RIPD last year and back in 1996 he was in Before and After with Liam Neeson.

[Locut0s]

10. Neat. Does he have aspirations to be a full time actor?...

Or is this more something he's done on the side?

[Bombero1956]

11. no he does it for fun

He's a court officer. This is him on the right behind the guy in the brown coat.

[Locut0s]

12. Sweet, that's really neat...

I can see why he'd be cast, he has a distinctive look, strong facial features. He stands out, something they are often looking for in films.

[valerief]

14. Lucky guy! nt

[orleans]

5. what's it about? n/t

[Locut0s]

8. Short synopsis without spoilers...

A small time scam artist couple get caught then cook up the ultimate scam in order to hook some big name bad guys in the plea deal of the century. Of course they get in WAY over their heads and a lot of the movie surrounds how they are going to extricate themselves from what seems like an impossible, lose lose position. It has shades of Goodfellas, only with a lot more comedy thrown in. Fantastic period piece of the 70s. Great acting all round.

[valerief]

15. Fictionalized version of Abscam. nt

[Tom Ripley]

13. It is a fantastic film

[valerief]

20. Just when I thought it was over, it surprised me again. And again! nt

[a kennedy]

16. Well, that's it......I'm going to go see it.

Thanks for the endorsement.

[valerief]

18. You won't be sorry! nt

[elleng]

17. Thanks. Looking for something to do 'in town,'

and this may be it.

[valerief]

19. You're going to love it and everyone in it. nt

[pink-o]

21. I loved the Jeremy Renner character

And how Christian Bale got more and more conflicted. Nice bit of acting.

Although, for me it started to drag a bit towards the end, then the last 1/2 hour made it for it all! No spoilers, but you got that inkling of foreshadowing in the lawyer's office, then Russel just brought it home. Loved!

[valerief]

22. On another thread someone linked to the REAL Rosenfeld (Mel Weinberg) and

Mike Wallace interview. The real guy loved the real mayor, because the real mayor was super corrupt. Weinberg said he would do any crooked deal.

It's on this page.
http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/american-hustle.php

[hamsterjill]

24. Loved the movie.

Cracked up at the lines during the bathroom scene between Bradley Cooper and Amy Adams.