The Hustle (2019)

Overview
"The Hustle" is a 2019 American funny movie directed by Chris Addison. It's a female-led remake of the 1988 movie "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels", which was itself a remake of the 1964 film "Bedtime Story". It stars Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson as two scam artist who team up to swindle a tech billionaire out of his wealth. The film's script was written by Stanley Shapiro, Paul Henning, Dale Launer, and Jac Schaeffer.

Plot
Josephine Chesterfield, played by Anne Hathaway, is a sophisticated and effective British con artist. She lives in the wealthy location of Beaumont-sur-Mer on the French Riviera, where she rip-offs abundant males. One day, she meets Penny Rust (Rebel Wilson), a low-rent Australian scammer. Cent's techniques are more amateur and simple, consisting mainly of catfishing and robbing her prey. After an initially adversarial conference, Josephine consents to improve Penny's raw skills and give her scamming skills a touch of elite finesse.

Their partnership achieves success as they scam various wealthy males, however soon they discover themselves in competitors over Thomas Westerburg (Alex Sharp), a young tech billionaire. Both women see potential goldmine in him and each believes they can con him out of his wealth. They eventually negotiate; the very first to extract $500,000 from the tycoon declares triumph, while the loser must leave town.

Ending
In their competition, Penny at first appears to be winning as she gets closer to Thomas. However, Josephine utilizes her refined skills to pretend to be a distinguished psychologist and convince Thomas that Penny's character is a scams. The situation ends up being more complicated when it appears that Thomas has actually lost all his fortune by buying an illusionary product. Josephine, feeling guilty, pumps the brakes on the hustle, however Penny presses forward, unknowing of Thomas's monetary disposition, and even falls for him.

In an unexpected twist, it ends up that Thomas is likewise a scam artist, who's been playing both females the whole time. Cent and Josephine are surprised when they discover that they've been outmaneuvered by the man they thought was their victim. In the end, all three choose to sign up with forces and utilize their scamming skills together to rip-off other billionaires.

Reception
Despite the film's intriguing premise and the performances of its lead stars, "The Hustle" received combined reviews from critics and audiences. Critics applauded Hathaway and Wilson's performances and comical timings but felt the script was unoriginal and predictable. The movie didn't do exceptional at package workplace however had a decent run. It was ultimately perceived as a light, fun comedy, yet rather failed when compared to its iconic predecessor, "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels".

In conclusion, "The Hustle" is a comedic film about 2 con females with various methods to scamming. Although it got mixed evaluations for its predictability, it was still considered as an entertaining movie that provided home entertainment and was upheld by Hathaway and Wilson's efficiencies.

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