David O Russell's next film - a crime drama set around the FBI's ABSCAM sting of the late 70s - has its first trailer. What's your take?

American Hustle: what do you think of the trailer for David O Russell's film?

The trailer for David O Russell's American Hustle (formally American Bullshit) has swaggered onto the web.

The crime drama stars Christian Bale as cocksure con artist Irving Rosenfeld; Amy Adams as his girlfriend and partner in crime; Bradley Cooper as Richie DiMaso, an FBI agent who turns Rosenfeld for a sting operation; and Jennifer Lawrence as Rosenfeld's wife, Rosalyn.

The film's based on the FBI's ABSCAM sting, a late 70s investigation that resulted in the conviction of a US senator and five members of the House of Representatives on corruption charges. It's not clear from the trailer how the politics will tie in with Bale and co. They seem too busy enjoying the spoils of crime to pay much attention to the bigger picture.

There's partying, arguing, high times and low lives, but mainly American Hustle looks to be about front. About finding the confidence to live the life you want regardless of consequence. Bale lectures Cooper about art and the nature of falsehood. A fake Rembrandt is as good as the original because "the guy who made this is so good it's real".

Russell, coming off the back of the much-loved Silver Linings Playbook, has developed into a film-maker who knows that your art is as only as good as how you sell it. Based on this trailer, we're close to sold on American Hustle already. Are you buying?