Its Paul Newman guys, its Paul newman., do you need a longer review, I mean come on, its Paul Newman.

"it's a piece of wood, it's got nerves in it."

Piper Laurie performance in this just crushed me. She was so amazing. Of course, Newman and Gleason are great but Laurie as "Sarah" was on another level. She should've won the Oscar for this. I was looking at her filmography and, after The Hustler, she didn't act in another film until 1976's Carrie where she also was nominated for Best Supporting Actress. Carve some time out of your weekend to watch this.

67/100

Pretty confident now that I heretically prefer The Color of Money, though I need to revisit that as well. Difference is in the way the respective films treat their sole female character—while Piper Laurie's Sarah initially seems like a tough cookie, capable of seeing through Fast Eddie's bullshit, she winds up as little more than a sacrificial lame lamb. Plus, telling the story from management's perspective rather than talent's is inherently more interesting (especially in a case where management used to be talent). Plus, Scorsese as opposed to Rossen. Still, the actual pool stuff here is all terrific—try to imagine a contemporary film devoting half an hour of screen time to a single extended match—and the male actors, unencumbered by drippy pathos, tear it up. Must've been something at the time to see Gleason rein it in like that.

Shooting pool is cool, but character studies with great performances and a ton of alcohol fueled drama are cooler.

1. Paul Newman, George C. Scott, and Jackie Gleason in a room together is a powder keg ready to blow. Who is the coolest cucumber in the room? We sit on pins and needles watching with bated breath (spoiler: it's Gleason).

2. Piper Laurie was nominated for an Oscar for her performance. She then took 15 years off from theatrical films. She returned with Carrie and got another nomination. Queen Status.

3. Paul Newman is at his feistiest as a stubborn conman and The Hustler is the gold standard. Every subtle movement is a chess move.

"Lay down and die by yourself."

Surely one of Paul Newman's best - dare I say it, even more iconic than Cool Hand Luke. Put it this way, I only wanted to watch The Hustler in preparation for The Color of Money, and got a genuinely engrossing character drama to go along with those cool pool scenes. An undisputed classic that everyone should see.

To be frank: when I sat down to watch "The Hustler" on a Friday night, I wondered how compelling a 134-minute movie about pool sharks could be. But the first half hour of Robert Rossen's film pulls you in with an almost documentary-like feel (minimal score, authentic performances). Despite the pool hall setting, there's no mistaking this as noir: we soon realize the existential destruction of Paul Newman's Fast Eddie is all but assured.

Loved it.

I watched The Hustler as a double-feature with The Color of Money. Seeing these movies made 25 years apart was a neat exercise. The Hustler feels like a decidedly older movie in terms of how it is shot. The camera is primarily stationary, framing scenes neatly. It looks clean and nice, with a great amount of clarity to the lighting and definition of the film. With my limited knowledge in describing film, I'd say that much of the movie felt "conventional", though I doubt that's an accurate description. It didn't do much that surprised me or stood out, but it was solid, engaging, and entertaining. The way that the story approached the mental aspects of determination and winning were interesting as the growth for Eddie felt like overcoming mental barriers to utilize a latent talent. It's a good movie.

Prefiero hablar de balas perdidas respecto a 'El buscavidas' que recurrir al concepto de perdedor que no encaja tan bien fuera del sueño americano. Aún así lo importante es que entre partidas de billar y vasos de whisky acontece un intenso y apasionante drama humano, con un fantástico Paul Newman y una bella fotografía que logra capturar esa esencia gris de los pool bar con mesas relucientes.

I guess it's just another portrayal of how a man's pride hurts everything and everyone it touches. But Newman did it first.

An excellent classic with an incredible performance from Paul Newman.

Being broke ain't so bad if you look like Paul Newman.

Can't wait to watch the sequel.

i often feel like i’m observing old movies from a distance. i can appreciate the craft but have trouble getting emotionally invested. i felt that way about the hustler until the third act, when everything falls away to reveal the true cost of gambling and obsession. eddie can always get more money, and by all accounts he will. he’s a hustler after all. but there are some things that you just can’t recover no matter how hard you try. obsession has its price.

Minnesota Fats is one of the greatest nicknames in cinema history

“When you hustle, you keep score real simple. At the end of the game, you count up your money. That’s how you find out who’s best. That’s the only way.”

A tale of reckless ambition, ego and how drunken thoughts can sometimes reveal necessary truth. As charming as Newman is, George C. Scott and Piper Laurie own this

Buena.