Arrogant pool shark gets what he deserves

Rating: 7/10 (18 January 2000)

Good tale of a smart mouthed, drunken, arrogant pool hustler who wants to be top dog. He gets his chance at the very start of the movie. Later he falls in with a drunken slut and carries on a fruitless love affair with her until it ends the way these events often do. In desperation he gets involved with a heartless loan shark who sets up another match with the king of pool players, Minnesota Fats. Fine story with a good ending, but I thought some of the middle parts were a little sluggish.