Hustle
No consensus on Hustle. Across 73 matchups it sits at 49% — exactly where 50% puts you, winning and losing in equal measure. Adam Sandler playing it straight in a basketball drama that earns every beat it hits. Voters who've seen it come in with real affection; the film's problem is that not enough voters have. Decisions come fast at 1.3s average. This is a film people have opinions about before the matchup asks for one.
Synopsis
After discovering a once-in-a-lifetime player with a rocky past abroad, a down on his luck basketball scout takes it upon himself to bring the phenom to the States without his team's approval. Against the odds, they have one final shot to prove they have what it takes to make it in the NBA.
The deadlock is real overall, but round by round there are cracks. 61% in the opening is genuinely strong; 28% in the semis is genuinely weak. The coin flip is an average, not a constant.
He Got Game at 27% is the toughest opponent in Hustle's bracket life. Space Jam causes similar problems at 30%.
Hustle handles He Got Game in the semis but can't get past Hoop Dreams in the final (33%). The tournament nemesis is clear.
#5 of 8 in Basketball Movie Madness!.
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