25 January 2021

The Hustle

 The Hustle 2019

  • Director: Chris Addison
  • Based on the novel: no
  • Cast: Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson, Ingrid Oliver, Nicholas Woodeson, Dean Norris, Alex Sharp
  • Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
    • Anne Hathaway – Interstellar, Song One, Les Misérables, The Dark Knight Rises, Alice in Wonderland, Rachel Getting Married, Becoming Jane, Breakback Mountain, Ella Enchanted
    • Rebel Wilson – Jojo Rabbit, Absolutely Fabulous the Movie, Pitch Perfect
    • Ingrid Oliver – Doctor Who
    • Nicholas Woodeson – Mr Turner, Skyfall, Hysteria, Amazing Grace, Topsy-Turvy, Titanic Town, Shooting Fish, The Pelican Brief
    • Dean Norris – Breaking Bad, Little Miss Sunshine, Gattaca, Terminator 2
    • Alex Sharp - UFO
  • Why? Hathaway and Wilson
  • Seen: 24 January 2021.

       Janet (Hathaway) is a slender, beautiful, elegant, high-class and very rich grifter. Penny is an over-weight, vulgar and ignorant but resourceful grifter. Penny blackmails Janet into teaching her how to become a successful, and especially a very rich grifter.

       They’re soon rivals.

       If you think this is just a remake of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels only with women, you wouldn’t be alone. I enjoyed DRS but I think I enjoy this one more. Of course it’s silly but it’s also amusing and Hathaway and Wilson make a great acting team.

  3* of 5

 

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