Hustlers

It's like Goodfellas, but with strippers. Goodstrippers?

Hustlers is a great crime drama that deftly blends female friendships and social class commentary into an entertainingly pulpy crime story.

Jennifer Lopez's sexy, sassy pole dancer could charm the scales off a cobra.

It was a good movie, though some parts were a bit too cookie-cutter.

I really enjoyed this movie. J.Lo has an incredible dance scene, yes, but I really just liked this movie. It was good to see how much effort they put into this.

It never fails to look tawdry, perhaps even slimy, although the script tries to conceal this with some feeble psychoanalysis of its protagonists and the suggestion that what we're watching is some kind of feminist drama - unconvincingly.

...the script and plot are dull and obvious. The attempted humour is anything but funny.

On the plus side, [Writer-director Lorene Scafaria] isn't afraid to throw the cinematic kitchen sink into proceedings, with clever use of film speed, composition and songs.

While the movie starts out very fleshy and very flashy, it soon settles into a grittier groove that helps us understand what pushed these women to take such drastic (and dangerous) measures to get ahead.

It's a treat to see a true movie star assert herself so emphatically.