A new feature on The Movie Guru's Blog is trailer reviews. A lot of sites already do this, so I figured that I would get in on the fun and start reviewing trailers. Today's trailer: American Hustle. Take a look:
Trailer Grade: A+
I was already massively excited for David O. Russell's follow-up to the fantastic Silver Linings Playbook. But watching the trailer for American Hustle, my anticipation went through the roof. This is a spectacular trailer. It doesn't give away every plot point. It says almost nothing about the story. This is how trailers should be made. They shouldn't go through the story. They should get you excited, get you to want to pay $10, and then tell you the story once you get to the theater.
American Hustle is my current front-runner for Best Picture. Nobody has seen the film yet, but then again, did anyone need to see Lincoln to know that Daniel Day-Lewis would win an Oscar? I'm not saying that this film will win. I'm just saying that right now, it looks like it's a heavy front-runner. Hopefully, the awards season will save a rather lackluster cinematic year.
Back to the trailer. It has very little dialogue. But the dialogue it does have is showstopping.
"If you ever took a quarter from a phone booth, you stole. I just got bigger balls than you."
That's a fantastic line and one that I think we'll be hearing for a while. In addition, it looks like Russell has gone crazy when it comes to the costume design, set design, and overall look of the film. In a way, I would compare this to the excess of The Wolf of Wall Street trailer mixed with Argo's period setting, which sounds fantastic.
Before this trailer was released, I was thinking that it would be Amy Adams taking home the Oscar. And she still could. But by the looks of it, Jennifer Lawrence could once again steal the show. It looks like the character she is playing is right in her wheelhouse: an emotionally damaged person with an intense personality. Also, Christian Bale looked great and Jeremy Renner could definitely get supporting attention. We haven't heard the last of American Hustle. This film is going to be talked about until it gets released and probably well after.
American Hustle will be in limited release on December 13 before going wide on December 25.
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