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Could American Hustle beat 12 Years a Slave to the best picture Oscar? (Picture: AP/Sony Columbia Pictures)

Jordan For Sale Steve McQueen haunting drama 12 Years a Slave has been long been tipped to have the Oscars race sewn up but now it looks like a serious rival has emerged American Hustle.

Director David O Russell reunites with Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence again after Silver Linings Playbook and it seems this combination was too much for Academy Award voters to resist, who showered it with nominations. Ten in total.

Only Alfonso Cuarn jaw dropping 3D sci fi epic Gravity scored as many Oscar nods while12 Years a Slave got nine.

Jordans On Sale Amy Adams and Christian Bale have both been nominated for Oscars (Picture: Columbia Pictures)

American Hustle, which has shades of Boogie Nights, Donnie Brasco and Casino, is a witty and spirited crime caper based on the real life story of con manIrving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale) and his partner Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams), who areforced to co operate with the FBI in a sting operation.

It has style in spades, 1970s retro cool in buckets and some truly sensational performances. Adams and Lawrence, both nominated for Oscars, are outstanding; offering up complex, nuanced and moving portrayals of conflicted women.

But beneath the glorious array of splendid hairstyles, dodgy perms and toupees, there very little else. Certainly not enough to deserve all the awards recognition it has been racking up, most recently best motion picture comedy or musical at the Golden Globes andbest film at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards.

Jennifer Lawrence gives a thrilling performance in American Hustle (Picture: Columbia Pictures)

Were voters blinded by the sight of Adams breasts, so prominently on show for the entire film?

The performances are enjoyable but the plot is slow and muddled. It seems so much attention was lavished on the look and feel of the film, that hardly any was paid to the narrative.

Real Jordans For Sale When the inevitable twist comes at the end, it wholly underwhelming, while you leave the cinema with the niggling feeling that not much really happened.

Cheap Jordans For Sale If you want a funnier film, go see The Wolf of Wall Street. If you want a more gripping tale, check out 12 Years a Slave, Dallas Buyers Club, Gravity, Captain Phillips or any other nominee on the Academy Award shortlist.