You've seen the trailers: Christian Bale as Irving Rosenfeld, sporting an elaborate comb-over, hefty gut and a wicked way with the con; Bradley Cooper, FBI investigator and a bit of a horse's ass; Jennifer Lawrence, Rosenfeld's deceptively dumb blonde wife; Amy Adams, Rosenfeld's co-conspirator and lover; and Jeremy Renner as an is-he-crooked-or-not Mayor - a great cast.But it's not the thriller the trailers would have us believe. It's about the relationship between Rosenfeld and his wife, between Rosenfeld and his lover, between all three of them and the FBI, and how those relationships all play out with the Mayor.
A generous RAVE then, because it wasn't a complete success. Mrs P and I were both looking at our watches after a half hour, but it ended up an enjoyable if imperfect movie.
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