The problem is that the screenplay allows us to get ahead of the story, in an effort to trick us. However, we get multiple steps ahead to the point where we either guess correctly or our speculation turns out to be more interesting than where the story actually ends up going.

It is summer entertainment as it used to be; grounded spectacle, with basic, small-scale stakes, likable heroes and a high-concept plot that is easy to follow. It is the exact type of movie that caused some of us to fall in love with the medium in the first place.

This is a tremendous, fast-paced, dramatic, exciting, sneakily passionate take on the material, that is faithful, despite some modernizations.

It is cute, with funny moments, and does enough different things, while still feeling a lot like its predecessor. In short, it is fine; I am not mad that I saw it.

The sum of its parts may be greater than its whole. Still, this is an enjoyably low-key genre entry that values character over twists.

An uneven production that has enjoyable high-points, but peaks in the middle, before building to a frustratingly dull final act.

There are more flat-out enjoyable options playing in theaters right now, though nothing more passionate. Its message carries it past its dul

The problem with The Hustle is not what it keeps, rather what it has lost. The stars prove themselves game for anything, but the screenplay

Having seen the whole thing, I appreciate what Steven Knight was attempting, even if he was eventually unsuccessful. He shows he is unafraid

There is some humor, but the drama is forced and there is no sense of urgency. That changes once the heist starts. The tempo picks up and so