Director Steve McQueen’s ’12 Years a Slave’ is being hailed as one of the most ‘powerful movies ever made’. It beat ‘American Hustle‘ to claim the spot on the UK’s biggest opening weekend. Furthermore, some believe that its reward as ‘Best Motion Picture’ at the Golden Globes is the most significant award of the night and is an indication that ’12 Years a Slave’ will sweep all the awards at the Oscars. The film has received outstanding praise for its direction and superb acting. I believe this film is over-hyped, whilst it is an incredible film in terms of acting and [...]
Last nights Golden Globes saw ‘American Hustle’ storm ahead of other contenders as it obtained 3 awards. Forecasters predicted ‘12 Years a Slave‘ would beat ‘American Hustle’ but this wasn’t the case. In my opinion, ‘American Hustle’ rightly deserved those 3 awards and more. Arguably, ‘American Hustle’ was snubbed for best actor in a motion picture comedy and best screenplay and arguably best director. Aside from the awards, ‘American Hustle’ deserves recognition for being one of the best films ever crafted. From its intelligent script to its superb acting, ‘American Hustle’ has all the [...]