One of the best films of all time!

Rating: 10/10 (25 November 2002)

Watching this film, you have to keep asking yourself, how did Newman not win the Academy for his performance. Newman gives a great, self destructive performance as "Fast" Eddy Felsen, a pool shark, trying to find his way. However, there are many great performances in this film. George C. Scott as a shark of his own, and Jackie Gleason as the legendary "Minnesota Fats". Top actors at the top of their games, it does not get any better. **** out of *****.