The Burial (film)
2023
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Liza Drake (Emily Blunt) is a blue-collar single mom who has just lost her job and is at the end of her rope. A chance meeting with pharmaceutical sales rep Pete Brenner (Chris Evans) puts her on...
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- Crime, Drama
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The morality tale that is Pain Hustlers shifts tones abruptly in its third act, where greedy and unethical characters get their comeuppance. Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 6, 2023
Oct 20, 2023 · “Pain Hustlers” is better at understanding sincerity. Scenes where Liza sees former friends become addicts off her drug when the living speak about the loved ones they’ve lost to overdose, allow the film to find sure, empathetic footing.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 23% of 112 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.8/10. The website's consensus reads: " Pain Hustlers has some great actors and a worthwhile premise, but lackluster execution dooms this dramatic look at the opioid epidemic."
Oct 27, 2023 · Pain Hustlers: Directed by David Yates. With Emily Blunt, Chris Evans, Catherine O'Hara, Andy Garcia. Liza dreams of a better life for herself and her daughter. Hired to work for a bankrupt pharmaceutical company, Liza skyrockets with sales and into the high life, putting her in the middle of a federal criminal conspiracy.
Oct 26, 2023 · “Pain Hustlers,” a conflicted yet entertaining dramedy from David Yates, takes its title from a group of pitchmen hawking fentanyl to clinics across the southeast. The drug is legal.
Oct 27, 2023 · Based on Evan Hughes's nonfiction book Pain Hustlers: Crime and Punishment at an Opioid Startup, this Netflix offering centers not on the notorious Sacklers — who have been the dark inspiration...
