I watched the “The Hustle”( Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson) last night. I knew nothing about it but decided to take a chance on. It turns out its a scene by scene remake of “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” which was a remake of “Bedtime Story” (David Niven and -gasp! Marlon Brando) . Now I can imagine how one might think that a remake that so clearly follows the path already trod by Steve Martin and Michael Caine might be dreary and predictable. It is not! This movie was a lot of fun and shows both ladies comic timing is spot on! The writing is quick and agile, the jokes and funny situations well done indeed. It starts a bit slowly, but quickly picks up momentum that keeps the laughs coming right til the last scene. And okay I love the premise, so I may be a bit prejudiced and I thought Michael Caine and Steve Martin played off each other so well, that I doubted it could be matched. I was wrong. This is a very funny movie!
