A Teacher-And-Protégé Relationship Movie

Rating: 9/10 (7 October 2011)

Paul Newman plays Eddie Felson in this movie entitled,The Color Of Money.He is a liquor salesman.He also is a former pool hustler but he misses the action of pool.He goes back on the road as a stake horse for a cocky and skilled but unfocused protégé, Vincent,played by Tom Cruise. Both travels with the Vincent's manipulative girlfriend/manager, Carmen,portrayed by Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio.
Eddie teaches them how to hustle significant amounts of money. But he also becomes increasingly frustrated with them and with himself, until an explosive falling-out results in a parting of the ways.This allows him to resume competitive play himself.He first started hustling on the road and later in the professional tournament circuit.Then eventually,he comes across with a head-to-head across the table with the now- successful Vincent. Eddie wins their match, only to find out that the latter lost deliberately, having had money riding against himself. He gives him $8,000 as a cut from the bet.
Eddie proceeds to forfeit his next match and give the money back to Vincent. He requests a private rematch, but states that if he doesn't beat Vincent now, he will in the future because, after all, he is back.
Paul Newman and Tom Cruise had great chemistry playing as teacher and protégé respectively.Their acting is what made the movie stand out.Martin Scorcese's direction is also superb.The screenplay of Richard Price was masterful as he told a story of that was character-driven instead of riding on the thrills of billiard and the stardom of both leads. In the end,one has a great film about a teacher-And-protégé relationship in The Color Of Money.