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Director: Chris Addison
Writer: Dale Launer Jac Schaeffer Paul Henning Stanley Shapiro
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Movie Details: Female scam artists (Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson), one low rent and the other high class, team up
Female scam artists (Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson), one low rent and the other high class, team up to take down the dirty rotten men who have wronged them.
Genre(s): Comedy Crime
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Runtime: 93 min
Home Release Date: Aug 20, 2019
Official Site: https://www.thehustle.movie/
Country: US
Languages: English German Danish Dutch
Director: Chris Addison
Writer: Dale Launer Jac Schaeffer Paul Henning Stanley Shapiro
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Critic Reviews
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35
Metascore Generally unfavorable reviews
2 Positive Ratings 7%
13 Mixed Ratings 46%
13 Negative Ratings 46%
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Boston Globe
Ty Burr | May 9, 2019
"A watchable, unnecessary re-do that works hard but lacks the charm to really zing." ... Read full review
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The New York Times
A.O. Scott | May 9, 2019
"Comedy is in a weird place right now, and The Hustle deserves some credit for fulfilling its own modest, escapist ambitions. Unlike a lot of what we see these days, in movies and elsewhere, it doesn’t feel like a rip-off or a scam. It’s downright innocent." ... Read full review
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Consequence
Blake Goble | May 10, 2019
"While the movie’s a letdown in the remake and modernization departments, it’s at least a modest success in terms of ebullient talent and frothy farce." ... Read full review
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Austin Chronicle
Matthew Monagle | May 10, 2019
"It never manages to overcome its weak jokes and tired plot points. " ... Read full review
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Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips | May 9, 2019
"Well, it’s a dud. Nothing quite clicks." ... Read full review
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San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle | May 9, 2019
"When the end finally arrives, it brings no sense of completion, just a sort of numb awareness that the pain has stopped." ... Read full review
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The Film Stage
John Fink | May 18, 2019
"Like Holmes & Watson proved late last year, two comedic giants is just not enough to save terrible material that should have been fixed long before the film went into production." ... Read full review
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3.9
User Score Generally unfavorable reviews
19 Positive Ratings 19%
32 Mixed Ratings 32%
46 Negative Ratings 47%
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Dilary
Dec 5, 2019
Simplemente es increíble, la mejor película que pude haber visto, no entiendo porque tiene mala calificación cuando es una gran película,Simplemente es increíble, la mejor película que pude haber visto, no entiendo porque tiene mala calificación cuando es una gran película, tenía mucho tiempo que no me reía así con una película.… Expand
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Davrosdaleks1
May 10, 2019
The con artist comedy The Hustle is a remake of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels with Michael Caine and Steve Martin, which was itself a remake ofThe con artist comedy The Hustle is a remake of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels with Michael Caine and Steve Martin, which was itself a remake of Bedtime Stories with Marlon Brando and David Niven. The lack of advertisement for this didn't leave me with high hopes. However, the movie was better than expected. Still, it was also a pale imitation of DRS.

The movie's biggest issue is that the plot from it's predecessor is basically replicated point-by-point. Everything is too expected. The reason Dirty Rotten Scoundrels became more entrenched in public memory than bedtime stories was because it was willing to take the story on a different trajectory. I mean the general idea of two con artists competing over a mark is a general idea that could've been reinvented in multiple ways. They could have at least changed geographic locations. If you haven't seen DRS, you'll probably get a lot more entertainment value out of this.

Rebel Wilson plays the Steve Martin/uncouth, "small-time" con artist role. The problem is that the film relies too much on her. It's clear, that a good portion of filming involved director Chris Addison just having Wilson ad-lib. When Wilson is funny, she is very funny. She can have such a delightfully sharp tongue. But she produces a lot of groaners, too. In fairness to Wilson, it was up to the director and editor to which material showed up on film. Doesn't help that the actress' character and a lot of her material feels recycled from previous films. They try to make her character sympathetic in the end, but the character is so acidic the audience's empathy isn't earned.

Anne Hathaway fairs a lot better as the Michael Caine/classy and haughty con artist. Her posh British accent is clearly fake, but she's so committed to the role that I couldn't help enjoying it. (The same can't be said for another accent she uses later on.) She also has a great control of non-verbal mannerisms. The best difference between this and DRS is that unlike with Michael Caine's total straight man The Hustle isn't afraid to knock Hathaway's haughty character down a peg and make her the butt of the joke at times. It's fun to see the character's rare moments where she loses her temper and drops all sense of control and class.

Alex Sharp plays the mark, and I'm afraid the character isn't very interesting or really leaves much of an impression.

I know I have a lot of complaints about this film, but the reason I didn't give this a lower rating is because when it was all said and done I didn't have a bad time. When it's funny, the movie is funny. (Also doesn't hurt that since this is set in the French Riviera, the whole thing looks nice.) This is by no means a great movie, but I didn't walk away feeling cheated either. Thing is that I can see some people really liking or disliking this. I say take a chance, but there's no need to make this something to see immediately.… Expand
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DuckySpooky02
Oct 27, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Esta buena, me hizo reír mucho, tenia mucho que una película no me hacia reír tanto, esta buena, pero no es una película que vería más de una vez… Expand
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Thigpen84
May 27, 2019
I did not want to see this movie but it was a little better then I thought, I still think it was just ok, I wouldnt recommend or watch itI did not want to see this movie but it was a little better then I thought, I still think it was just ok, I wouldnt recommend or watch it again but I dont feel as though I wasted my money… Expand
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TVJerry
May 17, 2019
In an ode to "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," Anne Hathaway (the classy one) and Rebel Wilson (the no-class one) play con artists on the FrenchIn an ode to "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," Anne Hathaway (the classy one) and Rebel Wilson (the no-class one) play con artists on the French Riviera. While Hathaway (with some fabulous looks) tries valiantly to grab some comic moments, her efforts are foiled by the sadly unfunny script. Wilson does her usual shtick, which is starting to get tiresome. Overall, the writing is seldom clever and never amusing, while the direction is uninspired. There's undeniable energy to the whole affair, but it's about as genuinely amusing as a con artist's heart.… Expand
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GrantD243
Nov 15, 2019
What the hell is going on with Anne Hathaway's fake British accent? How did this script get screen lit? Can Rebel Wilson expand past the sameWhat the hell is going on with Anne Hathaway's fake British accent? How did this script get screen lit? Can Rebel Wilson expand past the same shtick she's been using her whole career? HOW did a film come out this year that is worse than "The Beach Bum"???? I have so many questions. Seriously, though, I went in with the expectation that this would be a by-the-book comedy about two women ripping off rich guys. And it does attempt to do that....except it failed to make me laugh at all and there are so many cringey bits throughout it that I came out in a WORSE mood than I was in when I started it. How does a comedy do that? Just..."The Hustle" is bad. Don't watch it.… Expand
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Kaseywol
Sep 11, 2020
Yeah putrid feminist garbage. Absolute rot. Don't know why anyone thought this was a good idea.
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  • The Hustle is a gender-swapped remake of Frank Oz's 1988 comedy Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, which was itself a remake of the 1964 film Bedtime Story.