Hmmm, well I thoroughly enjoyed ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ so I have to see this one!
Another year, another film by David O. Russell that stars Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Robert de Niro.
Looking back on my reviews of Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle, I was probably too kind to them.
I recently rewatched both films and while the performances are strong, Russell’s narrative now seems unwieldy. American Hustle, in particular, indulges in all sorts of 1970s fetishism and wallows in the excess of the period. Did I really give it 5 out of 5?!?
I think I wrote that he encourages improvisation in his cast, and that can be a good thing, but maybe he needs to rein it in.
And cut back on the Scorcese-isms.
Oh, what’s this, a Rolling Stone song?
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