Delia Harrington May 9, 2019
What should've been a clever reworking of a funny setup leaves Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson with little to play with in The Hustle.
In the opening to The Hustle, Anne Hathaway introduces us to a fun world in the south of France. All you see are layers of deception, dressed up in glitz and glam. That’s the movie I signed up for. Unfortunately, this gender-swapped remake of a remake hews too close to its predecessors, afraid to bring something new and different to the table. It’s a shame, because most of what’s new and different is funny, and even a bit subversive, like the quack doctor plot or Rebel Wilson’s fake boob scam. It is what people will likely be coming to see—there’s just not enough of it.
In the sleepy Mediterranean resort town of Beaumont-sur-Mer, Josephine (Anne Hathaway) is...
What should've been a clever reworking of a funny setup leaves Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson with little to play with in The Hustle.
In the opening to The Hustle, Anne Hathaway introduces us to a fun world in the south of France. All you see are layers of deception, dressed up in glitz and glam. That’s the movie I signed up for. Unfortunately, this gender-swapped remake of a remake hews too close to its predecessors, afraid to bring something new and different to the table. It’s a shame, because most of what’s new and different is funny, and even a bit subversive, like the quack doctor plot or Rebel Wilson’s fake boob scam. It is what people will likely be coming to see—there’s just not enough of it.
In the sleepy Mediterranean resort town of Beaumont-sur-Mer, Josephine (Anne Hathaway) is...
- 5/9/2019
- Den of Geek
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