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The Hustle

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Directed by Chris Addison
Produced by Rebel Wilson and Roger Birnbaum
Screenplay by Stanley Shapiro, Paul Henning, Dale Launer, and Jac Schaeffer Story by Stanley Shapiro, Paul Henning, and Dale Launer
With: Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson, Alex Sharp, Dean Norris, Ingrid Oliver, Emma Davies, and Timothy Simons
Cinematography: Michael Coulter
Editing: Anthony Boys
Music: Anne Dudley
Runtime: 93 min
Release Date: 10 May 2019
Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1
Color: Color
Twitter Capsule:
Gender-swapped remake of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels/Bedtime Story is a laboured affair played much too broadly across the board. Hathaway and Wilson work overtime trying to get laughs, leaving no room for actual characterisation or chemistry (or laughs).