HUSTLERS
Hustlers follows the story based on a New York Magazine article about ladies who work in a strip club branching out to drug and bilk some high end strip club clients.
This is definitely an interesting film. I did not read the article but I imagine it is close to true by the follow up on the characters at the end. Still...I do not get the point or narrative here by Director Lorene Scafaria, but more on that later. Let me start on the positives:
-The Performances:
Constance Wu as Destiny
Jennifer Lopez as Ramona and leader of the group.
Lili Reinhart as Annabelle
Keke Palmer as Mercedes
All these performances by these ladies keep you locked into the film, even if it is overlong, they keep you watching.
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-The story is just fascinating that they kept this going for so long. They were kind of brilliant.
Negatives?
-The length. It really could have been cut down a lot. I felt like we were seeing the same thing or scam over and over. Definitely could have been edited. It felt long for sure.
-The narrative is slightly bothersome. I think Scafaria kind of pushed the narrative that these successful men on Wall Street deserved this because I guess because they have money....that they worked for. Not as hard...no pun attended, as the women, but they worked and earned their money. I think Scafaria wanted us to feel bad for the women and not the men. Yes the men were egotistical however, these women could have killed them with the drug cocktail they were using. Yes the ladies were taken advantage of at the club and their back stories were sad, still it does not make them victims...plus I was kind of shocked by the light sentences they got.
I walked out with a bad taste from this film...There is a lot of bad and not much good.
3 1/2 stars out of 5 for Hustlers for the performances and the true story. Just a bit long and not an easy watch.
From the shadows as always thanks for your time.
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