March 5, 2007
I don't even want to get into Paul's Oscar win for this movie. Paul was great and deserving but the movie was bleh.....
I don't even want to get into Paul's Oscar win for this movie. Paul was great and deserving but the movie was bleh.....
Decent but unsurprisingly, inferior sequel to The Hustler. The fact that Paul Newman acts Tom Cruise off the screen will also fail to induce coronaries.
It was very satisfying to me for Newman's character to beat the devil. Satisfying sequel to The Hustler.
All in all the film is pretty good. A story that could very well happen and all the elements of telling a story come through in the end.
Here, at least, Cruise was still the apprentice and Newman the big Kahuna. Entertaining.
Pretty decent movie as they do play quite a bit of pool and Tom Cruise is a good actor so that doesn't hurt either.
The film of the 80s of Scorsese about a player of swimming pool of oldtime which helps the train a new young person but decides later than it can have more run one on the left in him.
Paul Newman at his bitter best, though this should have been the clear-cut sign that Cruise was Crooze.
Great directing by Scorsese. Paul Newman and Tom Cruise are good too.
Unfortunately, in my mind this movie shoul never have been made. Even in the hands of a great director such as Scorsese and with original star Paul Newman my only thought was leave the classic alone.
Wow..This is one of Newman's best performances..such a great character Scorsese directed this to perfection all the different screen shots simply amazing...Im not a fan of Cruise but this is my favorite movie with him.he was accualy good and entertaining in this one..Outstanding!
this is about pool. its a great movie and tom cruise and paul newman are good together. its got a good story. and tom cruise played a lot of people like this.
Paul Newan and Tom Cruise make this film what it is. a film about pool was a great idea.
I really liked this, it's entertaining and Newman puts in a good performance. It does lack the depth of a lot of Scorcese's films and I don't think it was the most faithful sequel to The Hustler in terms of style though.
The sequel of The Hustler is really exciting with the pool games and Paul Newman returns as old Eddie after 25 years.
Great fun. One of Scorsese's best, in my opinion. Newman and Cruise are fantastic together and the whole thing is considerably more enjoyable than The Hustler.
Close to great but Cruise was a bad casting choice. Newman is excellent. " 500 hundred a rack"
i just watched this tonight. i haven't seen this in full in probably over 10 years. After 20 years, this movie still is excellent cinema. Newman is classic and Cruise play the young bastard to a T. This flick is a can't miss. I have to dig out my dvd of the Hustler soon - it...( read more)
all abt time and the money and better watch the man shooting ahead of you and what the man behind you can do
Its difficult to make a sequel to a perfect movie, especially 25 years later. Do the enormous combined talents of Scorsese, Newman, and Cruise fail to live up to potentia? Its difficult to be sure, but the fact is this is still a very good movie. Scorsese's direction is stylish b...( read more)
following on from the 'Hustler' this is still an enjoyable film to watch for people who like pool and hustling
Nwman shows Cruise how its done. The youngster does nt know whats hit him! Although saying that who didnt do the whole sword/cue thing after they had seen it???? (Ok just me then was it??!!)