Review of Mr. Smith Gets a Hustler (2002) by Dave Kehr for The New York Times — 06 Jul 2012
Instead of deepening the material, however, the narrative twists feel like purely formal interventions, intended to keep the film moving toward its foregone, heavily moralistic conclusion. Mr. Smith Gets a Hustler is faultlessly professional but finally slight.
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This review of Mr. Smith Gets a Hustler (2002) was written by Dave Kehr and published by The New York Times on 06 Jul 2012.
Mr. Smith Gets a Hustler has generally received mixed reviews.
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