Oops, They Did It Again

I saw a poster for The Hustle, a movie starring Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson, coming out in a few months.  It's a female remake of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

I understand why studios do remakes and sequels.  They're in business to make money, after all, and the audience likes things with a certain familiarity.  But is this the best we can do?  We've recently had female reboots and sequels of Ghostbusters and Ocean's Eleven, for instance.  Whether or not you liked these films (and I sort of liked Ocean's Eight--especially Anne Hathaway) I find the trend kind of tiresome.  I'd rather see these women in something original.

For instance, I very much enjoyed last year's witty crime drama A Little Favor, starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively (directed by Paul Feig, who also did the updated Ghostbusters).

For that matter, do we need any remake of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels?  It's no classic.  And it already was a remake of the even worse film Bedtime Story.  Hmm--does this mean they'll keep improving?  All I can say is The Hustle needs to be better than Dirty Rotten Scoundrels to justify itself.