Hustle

Formulaic, but fun and sweet. Hits the beats of its genre well, but I'm gonna echo what several critics have said already: that this feels like a slight missed opportunity, with the bones for more ambitious and complicated character drama.

This is an entertaining basketball movie. There are numerous cameos and performances from real NBA players in this movie. The script has some predictable moments but it is entertaining. Overall I would recommend this film.

Reminds me of any "serious" Sandler role not helmed by a filmmaking team with a cohesive vision (i.e. Spanglish, Reign on Me) in that there's traces of potential, but a laziness in execution.

Nothing particularly interesting here unless you really like basketball. For the rest of us it's just meh

A run of the mill, but solid sports drama. In movies where a lot of people play themselves I always think it’s funny when a couple people have to play characters instead. Edwards was great as a cocky young superstar. One of the best new faces in the nba.

It's a predictable formula feel-good movie. I liked it any way.

Classic Sandler feelgood comedy, written by the same EA Sports writers who brought you MyCareer story modes. Fine, but forgettable.

Not great, not bad either. I liked it. Preferably watch with friends unless you an NBA fan or really into sport star stories.

Everything is cliched and formulaic, but it is well put together and very likable.

If you're not a NBA geek or aint a Philly Sixers fan then as a movie this film aint offers much. Lazy and unrealistic execution. Pretty bland acting.

A clichéd formulaic sports story, but a rather well made one. Sandman is good but Juancho and Anthony Edwards were the big surprises here.

not so good

Despite its formulaic nature, “Hustle” is a crowdpleaser that is engaging and entertaining. The performances from Sandler and Hernangómez are pitch-perfect, and the direction and visual style add an exhilarating spirit to the well-worn formula.

Of course it's clichéd and all, but Sandman's love for the sport is all over it and it makes the film charming and fun, hitting the notes it has to hit to keep us entertained.

The cliches kind of mount up as it goes on, but by and large it runs through the tried and tested underdog sports movie formula ably enough. You can sense Sandler’s genuine interest and enthusiasm for the subject matter in his performance. The “going viral on the internet” montage is mildly cringe, as it is in essentially every film and TV show that’s ever tried to depict such a thing.

Impressed with this movie. Basically, Rocky for basketball. Funny, emotional and inspirational.

Presents itself as a candid excavation of the rise-and-grind pathway to sports success, though in reality it's a toothless two-hour commercial for the NBA. The Sandman is charmingly restrained (for him) and makes you hope that he'll be asked to keep stretching himself in better movies. The cast includes an insane number of real NBA players, which makes you think anyone jogging by the camera is eligible for a SAG card.

Decent, worth a watch

Way too formulaic. Decent performances from everyone across the board (and especially Anthony Edwards) but that's about it.

Enjoyable sports drama that stays to strong on the zero-to-hero line to be really great, but a well done performance by Sandler keeps it from being average.

Really enjoyable for Sandler fans & basketball fans alike. Juancho acquitted himself well here. Little bit of a misuse of Ben Foster to be honest. He's so much better than the role he was given. All in all I enjoyed the hell out of it, so I'm giving it an 8.2. Probably more like a 6.5-7 movie, but I'm the target demo for sure, so it's significant higher for this mark.

Hustle feels authentic and personal. The tonal shifts are handled extremely well, the details are well observed. It's formulaic, but it may be the best and most striking example of the sports underdog genre in movie history.

A pretty conventional sports movie in many ways, but Adam Sandler and basketball pro / amateur actor Juancho Hernangomez have a nice, easy-going chemistry that I enjoyed watching.

This is one great, uplifting movie. A perfect choice for when you just want the good guys to win.

Yetenek avcısı Adam Sandler, basketbol takımına yeni oyuncu aramaktadır. Aradığı oyuncu İspanya'da sokak oyununda bulur. Fakat önüne çıkan engelleri aşması gerekmektedir. Spor filmlerinin babası Adam Sandler'ın iyi olduğu film, basketbol oyun antrenmanlarıyla ilerliyor. Sporda sıkı çalışma başarı getirir. Sıkılmadan izletiyor. Ama hep aynı konu. Filmin sonunda, kazanan Bo Cruz. Getir oradan dumbelları. Bas Bas Bas. Kolum çıktı.

Sandler is great in this flick, balancing the comedy and drama very well. He definitely brings a spark to roles like this that very few could bring. It is a film that showcases basketball and all the things that make it a wonderful sport across the globe. Hernangomez also showcased some chops in this movie and put on a fine display of basketball talent as well. Bo Cruz is a very engaging character and humanized within the script. That is a very big part of why this film succeeds.

This gets bumped up a tier because of the basketball setting, but the performances are winning all around regardless of whether or not you like the bball.

A feel-good sports movie. I’m glad the Sandler grossout factor was shining with its absence. I don’t know the first thing about basketball and was pleasantly surprised to find out, nearly all of the cast were professional basketball players and actual managers. The performances weren’t too terrible even though Hernangomez (Bo Cruz) wasn’t exactly serving Daniel Day-Lewis.

Underrated for sure. I like Sandler's more 'serious' movies, although this is also pretty funny at times. Great sports movie about a scout that just doesn't give up on his dream and almost sacrifices more than he should..

Nothing you haven't seen before.

A by-the-book feel-good sports drama at its heart, but there's a lot about it that drives it up a notch, including savvy casting and some good humor. It ultimately succumbs to the corniness, which I find lamentable because the writing seems intelligent enough to go past that.

I feel like Sandler is trying too hard to associate himself with the NBA and the culture around it

Very nice movie, well played. Great time watching this one.

It was cool to see the former NBA and current stars in the movie. The story was ok just didn’t deliver on the feels like most sports movies

The underdog story has been told in many sports movies before, but there's enough details in here that are different to make this feel fresh.

Adam Sandler loves basketball. I love Adam Sandler. I love basketball. I enjoyed this a lot, hence the outrageously inflated star rating.

aşırı klişe olması ve biraz amerikan rüyası bombası olması dışında iyi iş bence. ama şu var adam sandler bildiğin uncut gems'deki adam. oyunculuk tamamen aynı. bu biraz sırıtıyor.

Never strays from the formula (unless you count the classic training montage scene being abnormally long) but has enough charm and cameos/NBA actors to be enjoyable.

Pleasantly surprised. The little dialogues between different characters is a nice extra. It adds more humanity to them. The story itself is pretty standard but adam sandler + good dialogues made it a very pleasant watch. It's just wholesome.

I am not a fan of basketball and so it's likely that I don't appreciate certain aspects of this film. However, I am a lifelong Sandler fan and I do have a weakness for 'redemption via sport' stories. I was puzzled as to why Bo Cruz had a cricket bat handy when he confronted Stanley after Stanley followed him home; as far as I know, cricket is not a known sport in Spain.

one of the sports movies that is quite inspirational .. Adam Sandler did well on this .. Basketball is one of the Sports that İ like too and there are not much Basketball movies thats inspire .. coach carter is the top of these type movies but Hustle from A.Sandler is well enough .. good Movie ..

Is it entirely what I want from Sandler of course not but this was still a good time and you know he’s loving it. We are really in a new wave of basketball movies. That engage properly with the new type of superstar. All hail Anthony Edwards

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Rocky, except it's basketball. Sandler should stick to smaller, serious parts, as he just isn't funny enough.

Plot 10/20 Fiction 10/20 Casting/Acting 11/20 Worldbuilding 13/20 Entertainment 9/20

It’s a bit too feel good, and mostly feels like their daughter actually shot the film herself, some scenes really feel like a highschool drama. Sandler is good. The rest is meh, LeBron’s producing is I think about getting everyone in the nba in the movie.

In summary, it’s Jerry Maguire meets The Color of Money meets Rocky. Been there, done that, right? Not necessarily. Though undeniably formulaic, Hustle stands as a compelling argument for how much the world of a film can authenticate the drama within it.

A solid but unspectacular and formulaic sports movie filled wall to wall with cameos. Particularly impressive is NBA player Juancho Hernangomez, who gives a performance WAY more impressive than he has any right to. I could see him getting future roles based on how well he did here. I avoid Sandler pure comedies, but this isn't a traditional Sandler movie. Odd that LeBron James doesn't make a cameo given that 3/4ths of the league seems to and he was a producer. Recommended to basketball fans.

I really liked the ending. Sandler gives a very good performance, but he generally does in dramatic roles (which is really the only time I willingly watch him anymore). The story itself is just conventional storytelling done well. There's a little emotion, it's funny sometimes in an organic way, because you can get into the Bo/Sandler duo and you cheer for them to get Bo into the NBA, so their interactions feel earned.