The Hustler
1961 Directed by Robert Rossen
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They called him Fast Eddie. He was a winner. He was a loser. He was a hustler.
Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match, but he loses in a heartbreaking marathon. Now broke and without his long-time manager, Felson faces an uphill battle to regain his confidence and his game. It isn't until he hits rock bottom that he agrees to join up with ruthless and cutthroat manager Bert Gordon. Gordon agrees to take him on the road to learn the ropes. But Felson soon realizes that making it to the top could cost him his soul, and perhaps his girlfriend. Will he decide that this is too steep a price to pay in time to save himself?
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Now this is what a timeless classic looks like; every aspect of it is just as resonant today as it was 50 years ago. Robert Rossen's tale of raw ambition and unquenchable greed follows "Fast Eddie" Felson, a pool shark with a passionate desire to become the best player in the country by beating the legendary Minnesota Fats. Eddie is played by Paul Newman in one of his greatest and most iconic performances. Playing a character blinded by his ambition, who lives life like a mad-dash to the end. He is fast-talking and uncontrollable, which is his downfall in an epic showdown with Fats - Jackie Gleeson with effortless dominance. Beaten and humbled, he then develops a relationship with Sarah,…
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The Hustler is a film that completely charmed me—not so much for the sports story, but for its beautiful romance. Paul Newman and Piper Laurie are perfect as flawed characters who fall in love. The way they support and lift up each other—all the time being truthful about how imperfect they are—made me want to cry. It is the honesty of their relationship to which I responded so strongly.
When Sarah (Laurie) tells Eddie (Newman), "You're not a loser, Eddie. You're a winner. Some men never get to feel that way about anything," you know that there is not a chance in hell that he will lose the final challenge against Minnesota Fats. The message about how love can change…
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''You know, I got a hunch, fat man. I got a hunch it's me from here on in. One ball, corner pocket. I mean, that ever happen to you? You know, all of a sudden you feel like you can't miss? 'Cause I dreamed about this game, fat man. I dreamed about this game every night on the road. Five ball. You know, this is my table, man. I own it.''
I seem to be repeating myself in every review this ''No - Rewatch November'', but this is a film I had been dying to see for the longest time. 'The Hustler' is the 1961 classic, Robert Rossen directs a cast to die for lead by Paul Newman, and featuring…
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Sheer screen power at its most sultry, alluring and electric. Newman imprints himself on the Felson character instantly. He may be brash and dashing, but more importantly a man who's confidence facade presents an underlying sadness. Within the first sequence, I discovered what director Rossen was playing on us - and he did it oh so very wisely. It was the welcoming slap on the face that I needed. We are given these galvanizing themes of self doubt, loneliness and urban depression with addiction which transcend any notion of a mere sports movie. I stupidly underestimated this classic. What was I expecting? Certainly not a gritty, raw tale about a man who is aching so badly to be a "winner",…
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Way more emotional than I had expected. Newman exudes movie stardom and George C. Scott is just plain awesome. Can't wait to check out The Color of Money. Clash of two of the biggest movie stars of all time.
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Filmas stāsts nav pārāk oriģināls - par to, ka, lai uzvarētu, vienmēr nākas kaut ko zaudēt - dažreiz pat ko vērtīgāku par uzvaru. Tomēr Ņūmens ir ļoti harizmātisks aktieris un šajā filmā piesaista uzmanību tā, ka nav iespējams atrauties. Labi izdevusies arī viņa saspēle ar Paiperi, kas atveido klibo alkoholiķi.
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Film #23 of the 100 Movie June Challenge
I watched Scorsese's "The Colour of Money" last year from a recommendation while playing pool, not knowing it was a sequel to "The Hustler" until a short while after..
I figured I would have to watch this someday and the 100 June Challenge was perfect for it.
Newman & Gleeson were a joy to watch and the movie was great but I wanted more pool playing out of it and therefore I enjoyed the sequel a wee bit more.
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Fast Eddie Felson (Paul Newman), a pool hustler, wants to test himself against the best player in the country. This sets in motion a series of events that will make him a much wiser man.
Director Robert Rossen died not long after the release of this masterpiece. What a loss. I haven't seen his subsequent film, "Lilith," but, whatever its quality, the brilliance of this film suggests that further triumphs lay in his future. "The Hustler" opens with a magnificent pool game. Generally, one would assume that an even more impressive game, with more at stake for the characters and filmed with more emphasis, awaited us for the climax. However, by the time the end of this film comes, we…
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Enjoyable Paul Newman flick but i thought it dragged alittle to get to the obvious ending point.
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The Hustler is a film that completely charmed me—not so much for the sports story, but for its beautiful romance. Paul Newman and Piper Laurie are perfect as flawed characters who fall in love. The way they support and lift up each other—all the time being truthful about how imperfect they are—made me want to cry. It is the honesty of their relationship to which I responded so strongly.
When Sarah (Laurie) tells Eddie (Newman), "You're not a loser, Eddie. You're a winner. Some men never get to feel that way about anything," you know that there is not a chance in hell that he will lose the final challenge against Minnesota Fats. The message about how love can change…
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Don't have much to say about this one other than it was brilliant. This was a great look I think into the dangers of obsession and greed. Newman was fantastic and memorable as Fast Eddie while all the supporting roles, especially that of Sarah, were spot on as well. The story is a pretty simple one yet the emotions and underlying thoughts of the characters are what keep this film going. Newman was able to really show what greed and obsession can do to someone inside and how it ultimately affects the people he loves. Very interesting characters, very well acted, quotable, meaningful, entertaining, tragic, this film had everything and that it why it is such a classic.
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I was not expecting The Hustler to be this great, I had the implication it was nothing more than a "pool" film if there is such a thing, but in fact it is an amazingly acted drama about a man learning his place in life. All there really is to it.
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Sheer screen power at its most sultry, alluring and electric. Newman imprints himself on the Felson character instantly. He may be brash and dashing, but more importantly a man who's confidence facade presents an underlying sadness. Within the first sequence, I discovered what director Rossen was playing on us - and he did it oh so very wisely. It was the welcoming slap on the face that I needed. We are given these galvanizing themes of self doubt, loneliness and urban depression with addiction which transcend any notion of a mere sports movie. I stupidly underestimated this classic. What was I expecting? Certainly not a gritty, raw tale about a man who is aching so badly to be a "winner",…