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American Hustle feels like it's about four hours long.

 

So, American Hustle was great. Funny, well written with some cracking performances. Not too slow at all, so ignore Maverick.

 

With such a powerhouse cast, I thought that an unrecognisable Jennifer Lawrence absolutely stole the show. I would never have recognised her from Winter's Bone or Hunger Games, so complete was her transformation. I definitely have a massive crush on her now, and she's my favourite actress of the moment.

 

Best of all a rare, and brief, decent performance from Robert De Niro. Somewhat amusing seeing as Bale seemed to be doing a broad De Niro impersonation throughout.

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De Niro will never be a "full on joke", regardless of what an average director like Russell can do for him.

 

You have seen hsi recent output? His best performance for years was in Silver Linings, and he's good in his cameo on in American Hustle. I would say those two parts remind people that De Niro can still be excellent. Maybe I was harsh with 'full on joke' but his reputation has slightly suffered, and at the moment O Russel's films are the only ones he shows how good he is.

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De Niro will never be a "full on joke", regardless of what an average director like Russell can do for him.

 

You have seen hsi recent output? His best performance for years was in Silver Linings, and he's good in his cameo on in American Hustle. I would say those two parts remind people that De Niro can still be excellent. Maybe I was harsh with 'full on joke' but his reputation has slightly suffered, and at the moment O Russel's films are the only ones he shows how good he is.

 

Yes, his reputation has slightly suffered if you're an idiot who doesn't really know any of his achievements. But ultimately he can be in whatever shite he wants as he will always be remembered as the guy who did Once Upon A Time In America, Midnight Run, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Casino, The King Of Comedy, Taxi Driver, The Deer Hunter, The Godfather Part 2, Brazil, The Untouchables, Cape Fear and so on. No amount of nondescript films is ever going to massively affect his reputation.

 

You're also confusing quality of performance with quality of films. I've seen Meet The Parents, for instance. It's shit. But he's not. And he almost never is.

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Jai Courtney has been cast as Kyle Reece in the Terminator reboot

 

 

I don't know who that is but his name makes him sound like a prick. Also, I'll never watch this film so it doesn't matter.

 

He was John McClane's son in the last Die Hard, if that's any help.

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