Each weekday until the Academy Awards ceremony on 2 March one of our critics make the case for an Oscar contender. Today Kate Abbott goes full glam to sell you American Hustle. David O Russell's 70s-set heist comedy stars Christian Bale and Amy Adams as Irv and Edith, a pair of con artists waging war on the FBI and Irv's forceful ex-wife, played by Jennifer Lawrence• More on American Hustle• More from our Oscar hustings series
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