A Good Movie

Rating: Null/10 (14 August 2001)

This was a pretty good film. I liked 'The Color of Money' a lot better but this was still a good movie, although the two can hardly be compared, because 'The Color of Money' and 'The Hustler' are in no way the same.
This was a much heavier, darker movie than 'The Color of Money'. Had Paul Newman not been in this movie it would not be as good, because Paul Newman was made to play Fast Eddie.
Jackie Gleason does a good job as the pool hall big-shot Minnesota Fats, and Piper Laurie does a *GREAT* job as Eddies alcoholic girlfriend Sarah.
This was an early film for Newman and he isn't the same Eddie in 'The Hustler' as the much older, wiser Eddie in 'The Color of Money'. Both films are very good, but I think I liked 'The Color of Money' better because I saw it first, and since 'The Color of Money' is much tamer than 'The Hustler', I wasn't expecting such a tragic and dark movie, but it is still an excellent movie. Check it out, but be sure to see the 'The Color of Money' with it. 9/10