One of my very favorite movies

Rating: 10/10 (7 September 2005)

This film has a combination of brilliant camera shots, wonderful acting, great music (ranging from the late Warren Zevon to Eric Clapton, with an emphasis on blues) and a simple plot that is executed brilliantly.
I think this movie should appeal to people ranging in age from 20 to 80. My dad, who is 80, loved it. I saw it when in came out in the theater almost 20 years ago, and it is still as good today as it was then. Paul Newman deserved his best Oscar, Tom Cruise is perfect as a naive man with more talent than he knows what to do with, and Mary Elizabeth Mastriantoni (sp?) as the girlfriend is a gorgeous, calculating wonder.
Martin Scorsese scores again!