In 2007, Asian-American beauty Dorothy worked at a strip club as the exotic Destiny. However, she felt she was not making enough money to support her and her grandmother. She was stunned by the alluring pole-dancing style of the Latina star dancer Ramona, who consistently took home a sizable amount worth of tips. Ramona generously shared the secrets of her trade to Destiny, and they became very close friends and popular dance partners at the club.
Then the 2008 Wall Street crash happened, and the strip club closed down along with the investment firms. The girls needed to find another lucrative way to make a buck. But this time out of financial desperation, they had to go beyond mere stripping. Ramona initiated a plan of drugging their client just enough to fork over their credit card and give them their passwords so the girls can bleed the men dry.
I was very surprised how daring Constance Wu was as an actress for accepting a role like this. I first knew her as the mother in the TV show "Fresh Off the Boat" (2015 to present). Then just last year, she became a bonafide movie star when she starred in the major box office hit "Crazy Rich Asians" (2018). This year, she totally went against her usual wholesome mode to play a stripper -- wearing heavy make-up, two-piece bikinis, gaudy accessories and performing lap dances for her clients.
Even if technically Wu played the lead role in this film, she was overshadowed by the gorgeous Jennifer Lopez, who definitely stole the whole film away by totally owning the role of strip goddess, Ramona. Her very first dance routine on the pole was mesmerizing, you just can't take your eyes off her as she slinked her flexible body around with such elegant pizzazz. When Ramona was teaching Destiny the basic pole moves, JLo again was very captivating with her graceful strength and sexy skills.
Now as far as JLo's sure-thing Oscar nomination in the Supporting Actress category, the buzz is really loud I won't be surprised if it comes to pass come awards season. She is perfectly cast in that role -- her face, her body, her dancing -- all looked so right. The dramatic performance per se was not exactly spectacular enough to get excited about, but JLo's portrayal of Ramona is eye-catching and memorable nonetheless.
The main story of "Hustlers" went beyond that its male counterpart "Magic Mike" when the girls actually ventured into the world of crime. Ramona and Destiny were said to be making so much money in 2007 ("even more than a brain surgeon makes" according to her narration), one presumed they could already live off those earnings. I guess they just splurged to glamour stuff and never thought to save up. I didn't see Dorothy as that type of person, so I do not buy this this unfortunate turn of events at all. This is not women-empowering at all. 5/10.
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