American Hustle

One very muscular recent movie that I have seen recently is Christian Bale's American Hustle.  The film is extremely well shot and well staged, and the characters and the costuming is inhabited well by the actors.  The film visually resembles Casino, and is a very fast-paced examination of a small-time criminal.  Like a Scorsese film, with many of the same flourishes.  I remember some dismissing this film as just one more heavily marketed ride, but I thought it was worth the trip.  Recommended!