One of the All time Great Movies-The Hustler

Rating: 10/10 (16 June 2001)

I first saw this movie as a teen, I was heavily into Pocket Pool, Paul Newman's performance certainly deserved an Oscar, his acting was so tense and emotionally draining, a true classic. If I watched this movie once I must have watched it 100 times or more, and when shooting pool, I used some of Paul Newman's lines as he did to throw off my opponents.
Eddie Felson sacrificed all for a game or pool, to be the best there is, at such a tragic cost.
Its a must see film whether you're in to shooting pool or not, his character was well developed, intense and sad to throw away everything to beat Minnesota Fats.