You're here to see Eddie Felson again, and Scorsese delivers

Rating: 7/10 (10 December 2015)

"The Color of Money", which I guess is a better title than just "Green", has some big shoes to fill as a sequel. I mean, "The Hustler" was something else. And it would've been really cool to see Jackie Gleason return, but at least we get a hotheaded Tom Cruise (and there is nothing in this world quite like a Cruise tantrum).
But it's not a bad movie, and it's at its most entertaining when some actual pool is being shot; the camera work, watching the two stars work their cue magic, it's great stuff. And speaking of Paul Newman, he is the charismatic core of this movie, especially when he regains his long-dormant hustler mojo. It's more exciting than you'd think.
7/10