Hustlers is a new crime drama directed by Lorene Scafaria and stars Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez and Julia Stiles. The film is based off of a New York Times article and tells the story of a group of strippers who lose their jobs and decide they are going to take down the Wall Street savages that they have dealt with for so long.Now, I can actually say that I enjoyed Hustlers much more than I thought I would. When Cardi B was announced to be in the cast, I almost lost all interest (especially because of the similarities to her real life, where she admitted to drugging people in the past). The major factors that made my interests stay were Constance Wu and J-Lo. I have enjoyed Constance Wu in other projects (like Fresh Off the Bot and Crazy Rich Asians), and I was interested to see how J-Lo will do in a movie now. The first trailer that was released also peaked my interests, because underdogs getting revenge on their enemies is always interesting.In my opinion, Hustlers is a good movie that missed the mark of great. The aspects of the film that I really enjoyed were the main actors of Constance Wu and J-Lo. Their chemistry and complicated relationship was interesting throughout the film, because they went back and forth between being best friends and to hating each other. J-Lo also did a great job at being a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” throughout the entire film. She did some of the most evil and vile things to people, but somehow still made you feel sympathetic to her situation. I also really enjoyed the story overall, with the people who treated poorly for so many years, taking back the power in more ways than one.The parts I didn’t much care for were the supporting cast. Cardi B and Lizzo are listed on the poster, but they are only in a few scenes for about 5 minutes or less of total screen time. They are basically celebrity cameos that they used to sell the movie, so if you are seeing it for them, don’t get your hopes up. The other members of the cast didn’t really get to do a whole lot, other than playing stereotypes of every stripper you could think of. I also felt like the filmmaker couldn’t decide who’s side we were supposed to be on. With the story being told from the POV of one of the strippers, you would think they would be more of the protagonists, but the tone goes back and forth so much, that it’s hard to decide.Overall, I enjoyed watching Hustlers, but it has its fair share of flaws. I would recommend seeing another film at the theater and wait for this to come out on VOD or Netflix.Rating: 3.5/5 StarsAnd if you want to check out some of my video reviews, visit The Film Fan Reviews on YouTube and subscribe the channel!