"Gritty glamor," "gangster lighting," and 50-foot women" all served as inspiration to writer/director Lorene Scafaria on her latest film, Hustlers. Don't call it a heist flick. Or, you can, but Hustlers is more than that. A lot more. It's something one picks up on instantly after watching the film, which stars Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu as two of the masterminds behind the real-life crime story about a group of New York City strippers who knock out wealthy men with a one-two punch of MDMA and ketamine and max out their credit cards. Yeah, that sounds like a heist flick, but once you begin to peel back the layers of the film -- the sisterhood, the male and female power struggles, the athleticism, the spectacle of high-end strip clubs juxtaposed over the sobering reality of its employees -- you begin to see the true complexity of Hustlers on full display. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Saturday, 14 December, 2019