Movie: American Hustle (AKA Hair Hustle)

Who knew they’d make a film about Hair? Well actually, we’ve already had that and the one about Hairspray too. But anyway this is a film set in the late 1970s about hair.All types of hair follicles feature:Chest hair, although I’m unclear if it was real or stuck on. I don’t think it matters.Men’s permed hair. Evidently you put masses of tiny little curlers all around your head. Because you have nothing else to do with your time. Certainly not arrest the bad guys if you happen to be a FBI agent.Women’s hair. Lots of it. Feminism hadn’t quite been shampoo'd in to Hustleland as the two female characters use their hair to lie their way into men’s pants, wallets and homes. Classy.Men’s toupees frankly are the lead in this show. They grace the start and trim every scene throughout the film. If you’ve spent that long gluing fake hair to your head every morning, you’d want to be earning the big bucks, by lying, stealing or otherwise.So there you have it. All the hair clips have been pulled out to make this film sweep up at the Hair Oscars. If only they had the products we have these days, they could have had an actual (parody of) real life instead of spending all their time styling their hair.3/10Smile factor 5/10Coffee rating: Instant