tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24333848.post4652524020944596140..comments2023-09-20T03:38:21.091-04:00Comments on RyMickey's Ramblings: Movie Review - American HustleJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16126493031421822053noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24333848.post-20772925145374708662014-01-12T22:45:02.613-05:002014-01-12T22:45:02.613-05:00There's part of me that wants to feel pity for...There's part of me that wants to feel pity for you, but since you voluntarily subjected yourself to that, I cannot.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16126493031421822053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24333848.post-41474626991263858072014-01-12T21:19:50.415-05:002014-01-12T21:19:50.415-05:00Just that I watched Legend of Hercules yesterday a...Just that I watched Legend of Hercules yesterday and I would give that a D, it literally destroyed my will to watch another movie that day.<br />American Hustle actually made me want to watch the Wolf of Wall Street to see a Scorsese movie done right. ;)Jar Jar R Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934987671976258635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24333848.post-36714089909327465272014-01-12T20:49:53.102-05:002014-01-12T20:49:53.102-05:00Was going back and forth between a C- and D+ and e...Was going back and forth between a C- and D+ and ended with the latter after looking at this year's rubric when it came to other films. I may change to a C- in time, but I didn't like this one at all. It felt like a mess of scenes that just didn't make a cohesive piece of work to me. I mean, let's just film Jennifer Lawrence dancing to "Live and Let Die" for shits and giggles. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE "Live and Let Die" -- one of my favorite songs -- but why was that in the movie?<br /><br />As I said about Jennifer Lawrence, I don't think she was very good here, but she was the most enjoyable actor in the movie to me simply because she was so out of place in the midst of it all.<br /><br />And let's be honest...the Globes are a bunch of star whores...I hope the Academy rights this and doesn't get caught up in the Jennifer Lawrence-American Hustle love. I'd sooner give her an award for Catching Fire (review forthcoming).Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16126493031421822053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24333848.post-368601328346332592014-01-12T20:19:35.501-05:002014-01-12T20:19:35.501-05:00I don't like it nearly as much as most people ...I don't like it nearly as much as most people but a D+ is kinda overkill.<br />I think it's better if you see it as a character study instead of trying to have a real plot. I mean the opening line is "Some of this actually happened" meaning the guy isn't too concerned with the story.<br />Like it was shot relatively well, it was very well acted, it had a good soundtrack. It wasn't very funny, the climax felt unearned and Jennifer Lawrence was in a completely different movie. Speaking of which, she just won best supporting actress at the Golden Globes. Lawl. When there are three people she was against that were so much better. (Sally Hawkins, Betsy from 12 Years a Slave and June Squibb)Jar Jar R Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934987671976258635noreply@blogger.com