What to Watch This Weekend: May 15, 2020

Redbox: Birds of Prey

Birds of Prey is a triumphant breakout for Harley Quinn, a wild celebration of this character filled with bold style, entertaining action, a wonderful cast, and plenty of craziness.  For more information, check out our review!

Redbox: Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island is a creative and different remake of the 70s TV series, one that takes the general idea and puts its own dark twist on it.  For more information, check out our review!

Digital: All About Who You Know
All About Who You Know offers a fresh perspective, with complicated characters and enjoyable writing in this unconventional anti Hollywood rom-com.  For more information, check out our review!

Digital: Castle In The Ground
Castle in the Ground is a painful, deliberate descent into addiction that is fueled by a stellar cast, complex characters, and a powerful story.  For more information, check out our review!

Digital: The Trouble With Wolves
The Trouble With Wolves is a thorough and balanced look at one of the most heated conservation issues in America, with in-depth interviews, compelling information, and beautiful nature footage.  For more information, check out our review!

Streaming (Netflix): Trial By Media

Trial By Media provides viewers with a program that is equally entertaining and informative, providing a true crime documentary that highlights the social, cultural, and historical relevance of these cases.  For more information, check out our review!

Streaming (Netflix): Angel Has Fallen

Angel Has Fallen is a fun action movie that suffers from summer movie ridiculousness.  If you can get past the story and just enjoy the action, then hop onto Marine One to see how far this angel has fallen.  For more information, check out our review!

Streaming (HBO): Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey delivers the fan service that those hoping for a movie want, with plenty of period appropriate pieces and keeping the core of what made the series such an enjoyable phenomenon. 

Streaming (Amazon): The Hustle

The Hustle is a genuinely funny remake / update of a classic film, with a promising start but an ending that will leave you feeling slightly conned.  For more information, check out our review!

Review: The Hustle

Release date: May 10, 2019
Running time: 93 minutes
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson, Alex Sharp 

The Hustle is a gender-bent, modern remake of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.  In it, Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson play competing con artists attempting to extract money from their latest mark, Alex Sharp.  Although the film definitely feels like a remake (especially the first scenes), the Hustle does a nice job of adapting the movie to take into account the new female leads, as well as the changing societal and technological advances that have occurred since the late eighties.

The film is a comedic caper, and thankfully the comedy holds up with the remake.  Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson have good chemistry throughout the film, and there are several laugh out loud moments, as well as some genuinely funny jokes.  The pair don't stray far from their typical roles but the two naturally play off each other throughout the film.  The pair are joined by a small, but solid set of supporting members of the con, as well as the genuinely funny mark.  This is a movie that gets by on the relationship between Hathaway and Wilson, and the way their characters play off each other is a joy to watch.

That being said, Hathaway's accent throughout the film feels ridiculous and is distracting.  She is a fantastic actress so the forced accent--which I am assuming was by design--really jars whenever you hear it.  And although the film does a generally good job of portraying the protagonists as strong female leads, the ending seems to stray from this message and just leaves a sour note to an otherwise entertaining film.

The Hustle is a genuinely funny remake / update of a classic film, with a promising start but an ending that will leave you feeling slightly conned.

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Screening: The Hustle

THE HUSTLE 

opens in theaters on May 10

Synopsis: In the hilarious new comedy THE HUSTLE, Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson star as female scam artists, one low rent and the other high class, who team up to take down the dirty rotten men who have wronged them.

Rating: PG-13

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j5hwooOHVE  

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 Screening Details

Regal Majestic

5/8/2019

8:00 PM

 

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