>> the movie was a smash, and adams a knockout. the part made her a contender for more complex roles. in "the master," she was the twisted wife of a cult leader played by the late philip seymour hoffman. >> if we don't do that, we'll never dominate our environment the way we should unless we attack. >> her chilling performance seemed to obliterate her squeaky clean image. >> i'm going to get really close with ritchie, the cop, in case we need to use him if we need another move. >> in "american hustle," adams went deeper than she ever had. she disappeared into the seductive, scheming sidney, a stripper turned conartist, with a bonus identity. >> there are times she doesn't know where she comes from. i can imagine that must be frustrating. i don't know that she always