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150 Word Review: ‘Hustle’ (2022)

It’s a slam dunk

John DeVore
Published in
1 min readJun 28, 2022

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Wait a second, is Adam Sandler one of the best actors of his generation? In Uncut Gems, he slithered and smiled as a gambling addict unraveling. And now, in Hustle, he stars as a sweetheart of an NBA scout who wants a job off the road and on the bench as an assistant coach. As Stanley Sugarman, Sandler is a middle-aged family man chasing a dream.

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John DeVore
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