Rating of
3.5/4
The Hustler review
Daniel Corleone - wrote on 03/20/12
"Fast Eddie" Felson is a pool hustler who plays with Minnesota Fats. He looses because of being drunk and arrogant. Eddie meets Sarah Packard at a bus terminal. Aside from the solid drama and spectacular plays on the table, I admired its premise of transformation. It showed how one can mature and change character after encountering a loss. Newman was definitely engrossed in his role while the screenplay fantastic with depiction of the world being "perverted, twisted and cripple," which in reality at times it is. It even cameos Jake LaMotta and pool champ Willie Mosconi. The Hustler is a fun flick to watch especially for pool fanatics.
