What didn't you like about it?

The idea of doing a movie that depends largely on improvisation sounds like a good idea on paper, especially when you see the talent brought together here. But I didn't feel like it worked, it was like watching a movie written by team of ADHD writers, like one big experiment in film making. That and the fact that no one was likable with the exception of maybe Jeremy Renner's character made the movie unenjoyable. I particularly disliked Bale's character.

Amy Adams was really fun to look at and overall I thought the acting was good (yes, JLaw included, and what) but everything just didn't come together for me. As a movie I find it highly overrated, and it is pretty rare that I leave a movie theater disappointed.

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I was really looking forward to this one, it sounded great, but I found it ended up being what I think of as smart-alecky, show-offy, look at us how clever we're being, filmmaking. .. If that makes sense. I know it's a flip characterization, but I found the whole enterprise emblematic of "the Emperor has no clothes" syndrome.

I liked it, but there were a few things that kept it from being truly great imo.

First and foremost, it was too derivative of Scorsese. I understand and appreciate it was homage, so I don't hold that against the film. By that same token, the similarities make comparisons inevitable, and American Hustle suffered by comparison.

It's important to remember Scorsese didn't just sit down and create Goodfellas. He perfected his techniques over many films. Russell did an admirable job aping the style, but he just wasn't as polished. You could see the camera wobbles on zooms, etc.

Additionally, I think some of the actors, particularly Bradley Cooper, overacted at points. Perhaps this was deliberate, but it took me out of the film.

Finally, I think some of the characters were miscast. In particular, Jennifer Lawrence was just too young to be playing the wife imo.

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I really enjoyed the film.

But utterly hated the scene where Jennifer Lawrence sings along to Live and Let Die - almost enough to drop it from an 8 to a 7 :)

There was very little to dislike, it's a great movie. The only thing I didn't care for was the obvious nods to Scorsese with the close ups on the weird things, like Renner putting a drink down, Bale dropping (or was it picking up) the keys, Adams's shoes. It's not like the close ups were for emphasis, they were rather random, and were an obvious Scorsese touch. Same with Renner's wife holding up a plant and saying, "this is just sad." It was pointless.

I absolutely hated the Amy Adams character.

It was like watching grown ups play dress up. I get that's essentially what acting is but there was nothing compelling about. Louis C.K. was the only genuine thing about it for me.

The soundtrack was overdone and intrusive.


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