Hustlers: The Most Pleasant Surprise of the Year

is a movie about the unintended and largely ignored consequences of capitalism. It is also a movie about sisterhood, empowerment, the plight of sex workers, the difference between righteous retribution and pure greed, and the thin line between journalism and advocacy. Mostly, though, Hustlers is a movie about just how good Jennifer Lopez is at being Jennifer Lopez.

I don't say that as an insult nor am I attempting to imply the "Jenny from the Block" singer is just playing some version of herself, like the way Ally=Lady Gaga in A Star is Born. No, Hustlers ' Ramona Vega ...