The best movie ever made.

Rating: 10/10 (9 July 2002)

All great art speaks to the elemental questions of human life. I believe "The Hustler" is the best movie ever made because not only does it deal with these basic questions but it answers them with intelligence, humor, grace and beauty. As the story begins, pool hustler Fast Eddie Felson has risen to the top of his game. He's become an expert, a professional, he's found his place in life. And now, he must test himself to see if this is true. He goes through the fire, he runs the gauntlet of self-discovery. In his journey, he discovers the truth about himself, what it means to be a human, what it means to love, what it means to hate. He discovers his life and his place in the world, what he believes in and what he doesn't. And at the end, after you've witnessed his journey you say to yourself "Ah yes, that's what life is like."