Dir. David O. Russell (2013)
Rated R Alas, the frantic binge watching of (almost) all the movies made by the director I have chosen to write a 10 page paper on begins. I thought I would start with this movie, one that I originally tried to watch when I was a lot younger and going through my "I love Jennifer Lawrence I have to watch every movie she has ever been in" phase, but then realized I understood almost none of it and proceeded to fall asleep about 30 minutes into it. I got through the entire movie this time! And also enjoyed parts of it. To be honest, I didn't love it. I'm kind of relieved, because I've been giving way too many cheery and positive reviews on my blog recently. Why did I not love it? Mostly because this movie was 2 and 1/2 hours when it didn't need to be. The plot got long and boring in the middle; my mom fell asleep and I was having a lot of trouble to remain focused. I feel that movies revolving around money fraud/complex crimes and stuff like that has to have a quick and snappy plot to keep people's attention, or else people will start dozing off because they have no idea what's going on. That's from my experience, at least. What I liked about the movie: the acting of Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence, particularly Lawrence. As before mentioned, I went through a huge Lawrence phase around the time that The Hunger Games movie came out, but part of my liking towards her still stands true today. I think she is a very talented actress (and so must O. Russell, since he casts her in a pretty good heap of his movies). She is funny and dramatic in this movie and made me laugh. She was, in my opinion, the most entertaining part. I also loved Amy Adams, because she is one of my favorite female actors and I think she does an amazing job in almost every movie she is in. Two good and strong female actors made this movie go up for me. I also loved the cinematography (I know I say this for a lot of movies, but this one is pretty too, ok). The colors added so much to the story. This film really made 70s mafia culture seem elegant. Another positive thing: it had a good ending (for most of the characters). I think it had the best outcome given everything that happens in the movie. Did the good outweigh the bad in this movie? I would say that they are pretty equal. As much as I loved the acting and the filming of it, I did get bored in the middle. This movie was not one that kept me entertained the whole time. This is also not my preferred genre of films, so this movie might be a home run for people who love crime/mob movies.
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