Sep 25,  · "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.8/10(K).

Paul Newman is cocky poolroom hustler "Fast" Eddie Felson, a swaggering pool shark punk who works his trade in dingy bars and seedy poolrooms, in Robert Rossen's atmospheric adaptation of the 98%.

The Hustler is a lot more than a movie about a game called pool. It's a film about life that uses pool as a back drop to teach the lessons expertly captured within the story. Many people aren't aware that Robert Rossen's father was caught up in the "Red Scare" in the fifties and black balled.

NR 2 hr 14 min Sep 24th, Drama 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.

Jun 23,  · The pool shark played by Paul Newman in "The Hustler" () is indelible--given weight because the film is not about his victory in the final pool game, but about his defeat by pool, by life, and by his lack of character. This is one of the few American movies in which the hero wins by surrendering, by accepting reality instead of his dreams.

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Sep 13,  · A mix of comedy, true crime, and social commentary, Hustlers is a visually engaging, well-written, and overall enjoyable cinematic experience. Jennifer Lopez delivers a bravura 87%.

When it was first published in , The Hustler was the first--and the best--novel written about billiards in the year history of the game. The book quickly won a respected readership and later an audience for the movie with the same name starring Paul Newman and Jackie/5.