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    Post dates are when I watched, parenthetical dates are the year of US release (aka Oscar eligibility).

3/30/2023

Hustle (2022)

Stanley -- recently promoted to assistant coach from scout -- is dealt a blow when the owner dies and the team goes to his petulant son. Soon he's back on the road with the assurance that if he finds a winner, his coaching job will be there for him. When he stumbles across a Spanish streetballer with tons of natural ability, he knows he's found the guy to save him from purgatory.

Not only are there lots of fun NBA cameos, Sandler knocks it out of the park here (and if you know my general feelings about him, you know I'd not say that lightly). Yes, it's feel-good to the max, but those feelings felt very much earned. I also appreciated the believable marriage relationship between Sandler & Queen Latifah. 

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