You got people tossing the money, and people doing the dance. Or not. Most reviews out thus far have called the film empowering, but I think that has more to do with the powerhouse names involved. Jennifer Lopez teaches Constance Wu pole work.
STX Entertainment. As we watch the stars β Lopez as Ramona, a gorgeous elder stripper and Constance Wu as Destiny, a cute young newbie trying to help her grandmother out of debt and get the finer things in life for herself β we want to root for them.
The greed of the men and materialism of the women here are equally distasteful. Unlike say Showgirls , which throws glitter on these stereotypes and asks us not to take anything too seriously, or Pretty Woman, which worked the aspirational princess fairy tale angle, Hustlers tries for a Sex and the City vibe, which might work as a feel-good set-up if not for the whole drugging and deceit thing. At 50 years old, Lopez looks utterly amazing, by the way.
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