At this point, we know that Adam Sandler can act. Over the years we have seen him leave behind the infantile humor that first made him a star in the mid-1990s and play enough dramatic roles'”in Paul Thomas Anderson's Punch-Drunk Love (2002), Judd Apatow's Funny People (2009), Noah Baumbach's The Meyerowitz Stories (2017), and the Safdie Brothers' Uncut Gems (2019)'”that we shouldn't be surprised that he turns in such a solid performance in Hustle playing Stanley Sugerman, a former college basketball player-turned-scout for the Philadelphia 76ers. When we are introduced to Stanley, he is where he most often ... Read More