American Hustle & the best films of 2013
January 29, 2014
An article in the Daily Beast talks about American Hustle not being as good as the buzz surrounding it and that it should not be a leading candidate for Best Picture. I agree.
I enjoyed seeing the film, but was myself surprised when it won so many awards, got so many nominations, and then was talked about as a challenger to 12 Years a Slave for Best Picture. I think that most of the comments and criticisms in the article are accurate.
I have a couple more films I want to see before I release my Best Of 2013 list. I've missed most of the foreign films this year and may not get a chance to see them before I make my list. That's not so unusual, though some years in the past, particularly when I was single and living in Dallas, I was better about that.
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