This movie has stayed with me since the age of 6

Rating: 10/10 (20 December 2007)

This is the first movie my father and I ever watched together. This movie depicts all that is bright and all that is dark within the human soul. "Fast Eddie" is one of the more complex characters ever written into film. I feel this movie is a great way to stimulate discussion on many of society's tabooed practices (gambling, alcoholism, pre-marital sexual relations, self destructive depression, etc...) Not many people would consider this a "love story", I consider there to be several life long romances within this film: Eddie's love for pure victory, (knowing he's the best) Eddie's courtship with failure, Eddie's romantic interest, Burt's narcissism (forgive me I can't spell), Jackie's love for gambling, and finally the audience's love for Eddie. I've never had a movie impact me in the same way since!