"Pain Hustlers: Emily Blunt Takes on Big Pharma in a Misguided Satire"

"Pain Hustlers" is a social-issues drama that follows the story of Liza Drake, played by Emily Blunt, a single mother and part-time stripper who becomes involved in a cut-rate startup selling a painkiller called Lonafin during the opioid crisis. Blunt's performance shines as she navigates the morally ambiguous world of pharmaceutical sales, while Chris Evans delivers a sleazed-up portrayal of her co-conspirator. The film attempts to critique the pharmaceutical industry's role in the crisis but falls short in balancing its finger-wagging with its desire for a stock redemption story.