Do you think I need to lose some weight?

Rating: Null/10 (31 January 2006)

My interpretation of this scene was that Forest Whitaker's character was referencing Minnesota Fats from the Hustler. I checked the other posts and didn't see any corroboration, so I was just wondering if anyone else thought the same. Am I just extrapolating too much or was there a relation? Fast Eddie Felson was probably quite a legend around pool halls and amongst hustlers so I thought the irony of the situation, assuming it was the intended meaning, was quite interesting. Also, I simply can't agree with some of the posts that say that Fast Eddie intentionally lost to Whitaker to get rid of Vince. That doesn't make any sense considering Eddie's need for glasses and his being quite out of practice, i.e. the whole montage that follows, as well as the ultimate theme of the film being Eddie's redemption and resumption of the game of which he was once the king. His anger and frustration at losing appeared too genuine and there wasn't anything in the film that suggested an alternative motive in losing. Thoughts??