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Is there any hot take as lukewarm as the old Die HardIs a Christmas movie canard?
If your Yule-set movie features Alan Rickman as a villain butisntset at Hogwarts, youre intrash company.
Thats right.Hustlersis a holly, jolly Christmas classic.
They exchange furs and boots, Louboutins with bottoms as red as Rudolphs nose.
They have a feast, take pictures, dance, wear turtlenecks.
This is the exact philosophy behind Santas sack.
And speaking of furs, the sheer amount of mink in this movie!
Everyone knows that fur is the guiding sartorial motif ofHustlersand Christmas, both.
The amount of holiday touches in the film are basically endless from there.
Characters habitually make it snow, whether theyre doing lines or gleefully tossing bills in the air.
Theres plenty of silver and gold, obvious tributes to Burl Ives.
Its glittery and bright, in the way all of the best New York City streetsset Christmas movies are.
Theres even a cozy cooking montage!
Sub out ketamine for Christmas cookies, and it would be right at home in a Lifetime movie.
Above all, though,Hustlersis a story of family, chosen and otherwise.
If all that doesnt makeHustlersa Christmas movie, then I dont know what does.
When you think about it, isnt Santa the most famous guy to ever work a pole?
