CHIPS (2017)

A rookie officer and an undercover FBI agent must learn to work together in porder to expose a corruption network within the California Highway Patrol.

An action / comedy film that brings back the glory of a popular series from the 80's to the big screen. Dax Shepard directs and starts in the film and does so quite well. The film is fun, although a bit mixed and incongruous in places but quite a few good scenes are well thought out, choreographed and the director seems to know what attracts the viewer's eye to maximize the humorous effect.

And Michael Peña is always welcome in the world of comedy.

Director:  Dax Shepard       

With: Michael Peña, Dax Shepard, Vincent D'Onofrio, Rosa Salazar, Kristen Bell

Rating: 7/10

American Hustle (2013)

O pereche de escroci este fortata de agenti federali sa ajute la prinderea unor pesti mai mari folosindu-si aptitudinile ce i-au adus probleme.

American Hustle este un film antrenant si inteligent fara a deveni prea complicat pentru a intretine atractia audientei. Cu straturi multiple de pacaleli si aparente si personaje variate si interesante individual, filmul te tine curios si intrigat pana in ultima clipa. 

Are o atmosfera tipica a anilor 70, foarte bine intretiunuta de vestimentatia si atitudinea personajelor si o coloana sonora specifica si minunat aleasa. Filmul include o poveste de dragoste subtila si credibila, chiar daca nu este focusul principal. Actorii au prestatii minunate, in frunte cu un Christian Bale subtil si Jennifer Lawrence exploziva.

Regia/scenariu: David O. Russell

Cu: Christian Bale, Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, Michael Pena, Alessandro Nivola, Shea Whigham, Robert De Niro

Rating: 9/10

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