Average Rating: 7.3/10
Reviews Counted: 35
Fresh: 32 | Rotten: 3
That it's inferior to the original goes without saying, but Paul Newman and Tom Cruise are a joy to watch, and Martin Scorsese's direction is typically superb.
Average Rating: 6.8/10
Critic Reviews: 8
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 2
That it's inferior to the original goes without saying, but Paul Newman and Tom Cruise are a joy to watch, and Martin Scorsese's direction is typically superb.
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Oscar-nominated in 1961 for his performance as pool hustler Fast Eddie Felson in The Hustler, Paul Newman won that award a quarter century later when he reprised the role in The Color of Money. At the end of The Hustler, Felson was banned for life from playing the game professionally. In the intervening years, he has become what the despicable George C. Scott was in the 1961 film: a front man for younger hustlers, claiming the lion's share of the winnings. His latest "client" is arrogant young
Oct 8, 1986 Wide
Mar 6, 2001
All Critics (35) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (32) | Rotten (3) | DVD (6)
We are not on Rocky's side of the street, but in Martin Scorsese country, where bent character, not sentiment, shapes destiny, and the best the struggling human spirit can hope for is a split decision.
Pic has a distinctive pulse of its own with exceptional performances by Paul Newman and Tom Cruise.
Top CriticA solidly crafted entertainment that, for the most part, strikes a successful balance between commercial necessity and personal expression.
A stunning vehicle -- a white Cadillac among the other mainstream American movies of the season.
It doesn't have the electricity, the wound-up tension, of [Scorsese's] best work, and as a result I was too aware of the story marching by.
In the end, Money is a scratch, a contrived cliffhanger that sets us up for Hustler III.
A gamble that teens will get this adult's movie.
A joy to see two masters (Scorsese and Newman) at ease with their work, and one, Cruise, in the making.
A hard act to follow, but Scorsese does it in style.
Lacking the urgency, dramatic momentum, and mood of the wonderful 1961 The Hustler, Scorsese's sequel is an enjoyable but ultimately disappointing sequel, and one of his most generic and least personal works.
Word is that Paul Newman gave Iggy Pop the cold shoulder during the filming.
Boasts two bravura performances--from Newman, who finally -- and deservedly -- won an Oscar for Best Actor, and Cruise, who is a joy to behold. Watch for Forest Whittaker and Iggy Pop in colorful bit roles.
Scorsese's direction at its most downmarket and upbeat -- never have pool tables, balls and cues looked so rich and strange.
The new version has a tension all its own.
Undernecessary sequel. Cinematography was incredible, though.
For the bulk of the run time, The Color of Money excels on its intended terms as a sexy genre picture, mostly thanks to an energetic star turn courtesy of Tom Cruise.
The film is carried by Paul Newman's intelligent performance.
As atuaçőes seguras do trio principal e a direçăo enérgica de Scorsese transformam o bilhar em um jogo tăo fascinante quanto o futebol ou o pôquer.
I'll just admit right from the start that I am pretty much incapable of being too harsh on Martin Scorsese or the films he makes. No matter what, there's always something going on that merits them being given at least a mild recommendation.That said, what this film is is probably Scorsese at his most commercial and
November 29, 2011Super Reviewer
It's a salivating inducing prospect for any film fan to have old hands Martin Scorsese and Paul Newman and new hand Tom Cruise combine, to follow on the story of pool shark 'Fast Eddie' Felson from Robert Rossen's classic 1961 film "The Hustler". Attempting a sequel to that great film may seem like blashpemy but if
April 22, 2011Super Reviewer
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