ERIC WARREN SINGER

AMERICAN HUSTLE (2013)
Starring Christian Bale - Melvin Weinberg, Bradley Cooper - Jimmy Boyle, Jennifer Lawrence - Rosalyn Rosenfeld, Amy Adams - Sydney Prosser, Jeremy Renner - Carmine Polito, Robert De Niro - Victor Tellegio and Michael PeÑa - Paco Hernandez. Directed by David O. Russell.

When cocky conman Melvin Weinberg is caught pulling a sting by FBI agent Jimmy Boyle’s unit, he agrees to become an informant. Together, Mel and the FBI mastermind an infamous sting operation, employing a fake Arab sheik and a host of other cunning tricks to implicate a number of high profile players in the conspiratorial building of Atlantic City casinos. As the lies pile up and more criminals become entangled in the increasingly intricate plot, Mel isn’t sure who to trust anymore and the FBI worries that they’re being set up. Set in the underbelly of New York City, this is a fast paced, hilarious and unbelievable true story of the operation that severely crippled organised crime.

REVIEWS American Hustle - Comb-overs, cons & J-Law, oh my