Hustlers – The Film Ramble

Last year, when I started this blog, I started with a post about my favourite of the Oscar nominees. While that post is on its way, I also decided it would be a fun exercise to give Ramble awards to films or actors who weren’t nominated and really should’ve been. 2019/20 was a great year for films which meant some were going to miss out. Unfortunately the Oscars are safe and bland and really not worth the time as we celebrate Scorceses and Tarantinos over fresh film ideas. The films and actors I will nominate will hopefully represent a greater plurality of film making. With 12 films gaining 16 awards (and another 7 nominated), hopefully you get some ideas of what to watch. I’ll take my invite as a BAFTA judge in the post…

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Very few films have screamed out more “Gal Pal*” than Hustlers. Yet I decided to go to this on my own on a Monday after work because, well an allegedly good film is an allegedly good film. There certainly were moments where the target demographic would’ve screamed “YES QUEEN**” Amongst this was the seeds of a promising story that just didn’t quite deliver.

Based on a true story, Dorothy (Constance Wu) has moved to New York and is struggling to get by as a stripper. She meets Ramona (Jennifer Lopez) who teaches her how to get better at her job. At this point they become best friends, work together and make a lot of money from the sleazy wall street men and life is good. However, the next year, the financial crisis happens and this affects Dorothy’s income. With a baby on the way, desperate times call for desperate measures. Therefore, Ramona and Dorothy start to meet these men in bars, get them drunk, drug them with Ketamine and MDMA , get them to the club and max out their credit cards. Obviously, cracks begin to show in their business plan and the film goes in predictable directions.

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