A.V. Club
Its compelling character drive and exhilarating technical craftsmanship more than make up for its narrative familiarity...
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Hustle (2022)
Adam Sandler leads this basketball redemption story as a washed-up talent scout who sees an opportunity to get back into the NBA after discovering a phenomenal street ball player in Spain. From the director of We the Animals and co-starring Ben Foster (Hell or High Water), Queen Latifah and screen legend Robert Duvall.
2022Rating: 13USA
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Hustle (2022) | Reviews
Hustle proves Adam Sandler is the perfect man to convincingly bridge the gap between a Hollywood movie and the real NBA, with gorgeously captured b-ball scenes and a taut, funny script.
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South China Morning Post
A sincere and successful celebration of the game that never takes its eye off the prize.
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The Guardian
This is a glossy piece of Netflix content, but it relies very heavily on NBA fan buy-in for the drama fully to work...
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Variety
Sandler plays Stanley with an inner sadness, a blend of weariness and resilience, and a stubborn faith in the game that leaves you moved, stoked, and utterly convinced.
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Hollywood Reporter
There’s a depth of feeling and a disarming sincerity to the movie that keeps you watching.
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Chicago Tribune
There aren’t really any characters, it’s kind of remarkable... it simply populates the screen with people, some of whom occasionally say things.
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Slash Film
Hustle manages to get by on charm and style, and reminds us again that Sandler has range.
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We Got This Covered
That’s exactly why Hustle works so well. It’s a 117-minute blanket of comfort that delivers precisely what you want to see from an underdog sports story, and never tries too hard to be anything else.
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IGN
The soft downside of Hustle is that it's unnervingly conventional... but in the end it's still an effective, traditional underdog movie that hits all the right notes.
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Adam Sandler’s Hustle pairs gorgeously captured b-ball scenes with a taut, funny script
“Adam Sandler loves basketball and he loves making movies, so you quite simply will not believe what happens next.”
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How to watch Adam Sandler basketball flick Hustle in New Zealand
This one’s for Sandler fans, b-ball enthusiast, and especially b-ball-enthusiastic Sandler fans.
Hustle (2022) | Release Details
Hustle (2022) is available to stream in New Zealand now on Netflix.