I've seen many Steve Martin flicks but must have missed Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Therefore, I won't be voting The Hustle down simply because of a love for Steve Martin. Which The Hustle and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels are actually remakes of Marlon Brando's Bedtime Story, if an elitist comment must be made. Hence the scene where Hathaway invites the club ladies to give Wilson a bedtime story.
Wilson played a similar character that she plays in many movies. As long as she's not tired of being type-cast, I'm not either. Her slapstick humor is entertaining. I usually enjoy Hathaway, in romantic comedies, but could not get past her ridiculous faux accent. I kept waiting for that to be part of the hustle. It was distracting from anything funny she was trying to accomplish. I've seen them together on other projects and did sense a chemistry between them.
(Oh! Speaking of ridiculous accents, what the heck Dean Norris. Breaking Bad geniuous to rodeo clown. Yikes!). Alex Sharp was good until he became an over the top character at the end. I'm not sure comedy is his forte. He should stick with drama or romantic comedy.
Side note: I'm a female in my thirties that's sick of girl-power remakes,too. Single The Hustle out as its own movie, don't compare it the originals and you'll do fine. There were some girl-power moments but little feminazi rhetoric.
Spoiler: Finally, the end message of the movie was maybe you do need a man to be succesful? The doesn't seem so feminist, huh. So, men, it's fine, settle down.
Spoiler: Finally, the end message of the movie was maybe you do need a man to be succesful? The doesn't seem so feminist, huh. So, men, it's fine, settle down.