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Hustlers movie review: Jennifer Lopez's wonderful performance elevates a narrative that only skims the surface
FirstpostWe are left with little to no understanding of any of the women in the film, except for the formulaic and unemotional narrative of Dorothy. Language: English Fuelled by an intriguing true life story, a refreshingly feminist execution, and a pair of wonderful performances from Constance Wu and Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers marks a solid calling card for writer-director Lorene Scafaria. Like a modern-day Goodfellas, the film introduces us with a large tracking shot of Dorothy in the underbelly of the big city, and much like that Martin Scorsese movie, the story takes us through Dorothy’s introduction to an enigmatic senior personality, who shows her the ropes, and then entangles her in a criminal enterprise. Both Wu and Lopez rise far above the actual material in the script, and watching rich male scum bags getting their just desserts from a gang of fiery women fighting recession is never not fun. The repetitive nature of showcasing the gang’s con also gets tiresome after a point, as the film constantly shifts, in unappealing edit patterns, from the strip club to Ramona’s plush apartment.
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