Video: The Hustle (2019)

MOVIE INFO

Rebel Wilson and Anne Hathaway have winning chemistry as a pair of con artists plying their trade in a stunning seaside town in the south of France. Josephine Chesterfield (Hathaway) is a glamorous, seductive Brit with a sprawling home in Beaumont-sur-Mer and a penchant for defrauding gullible wealthy men from all corners of the world. Into her well-ordered, meticulously moneyed world bursts Penny Rust (Wilson), an Aussie who is as free-form and fun-loving as Josephine is calculated and cunning. Where Penny amasses wads of cash by ripping off her marks in neighborhood bars, Josephine fills her safe with massive diamonds after ensnaring her prey in glitzy casinos. Despite their different methods, both are masters of the art of the fleece so they con the men that have wronged women. Wilson’s talent for physicality and Hathaway’s withering wit are a combustible combination as the pair of scammers pull out all the stops to swindle a naïve tech billionaire (Alex Sharp).

Rating: PG-13 (for crude sexual content and language)

Genre: Comedy

Directed By: Chris Addison

Written By: Jac Schaeffer

In Theaters: May 10, 2019 Wide

Runtime: 93 minutes

Studio: MGM

Final Verdict:The plot is messy, random, and unfocused. The comedy is hit or miss; lacking big laugh-out-loud moments.
Rating:C