MOVIE REVIEW: We see if Netflix's 'Pain Hustlers' is worth prescribing
dailyrecord.co.ukPain Hustlers is like a watered down Wolf of Wall Street . Adapted from the 2022 book of the same name by Evan Hughes, it is inspired by the real scandal of a fentanyl-based drug company facing consequences for peddling through “speaker programs”.
English director David Yates takes a break from the Wizarding World to helm the flick, which is led by Emily Blunt’s Liza who is hired to work for a bankrupt pharmaceutical company.
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Tonally, Pain Hustlers is a bit all over the shop. For most of the first two-thirds it comes across as jaunty, hopeful and humour-heavy.
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