Siskel & Ebert - The Color of Money

[@James-g4c6l]

Mr. Newman's performance was one of the best acting job's EVER. One of my all time favorite movies.

[@camilocienfuegos2866]

I loved these two guys growing up but I'm perplexed to what exactly their issue with the film was. I think Scorsese's direction and Newman's and Cruise's performances have aged much better than this review has.

[@hard2getitrightagain314]

Its okay to love the reviewers and still know that they are often WRONG! They're critics, which means that they neither make movies like the pros nor view them like the masses. If you post an elaboration of your point about the aging of the film versus the aging of the review, shoot me a heads up. I'll watch it. You're spot on!

[@matmurk8536]

The movie was pretty awful. Especially when compared to The Hustler

[@Kruppt808]

Imo the movie does fine with two legendary actors fucking with each other the whole movie . That's what I see it as, kind of like a buddy road moive but also you don't trust your buddy😂

[@filmbuff2777]

Its a decent film, but Scorsese has done much better.

[@franksylva9031]

@@matmurk8536 I hated this movie.

[@calsnow6807]

ebert almost turned into a werewolf in tis review

[@meesalikeu]

yeah wtf was that lol??!

[@danjones2164]

Werewolf of London

[@sasazivanovic777]

Aauuuuuu Werewolf of London.... But his Hair was perfect.

[@DarkEagle-vx9hd]

Or a demonic entity.... that almost scared the shit outta me!

[@terryvance2772]

This review is hilarious! The Color of Money is a great film. It’s in my top for Scorsese movies. Mr. Newman and Cruise are dynamite on screen. Dispel and Ebert whiffed on this one!

[@ricflair9717]

I saw this film back in 1986 when it first came out. Did not enjoy it much at the time and would've agreed with Siskel and Ebert. However, after rewatching the film over the years, I was able to understand the movie more. This film was not about pool or 9 ball. The film was about hustling. And more so, the film was about human nature. Every characters in the film had to go through growth and change. Also, every characters had a different perspective of reality. The story it was trying to tell is so complex that the main plot has to remain simple or otherwise the story would get lost. This is one of the few films I have ever seen where each person sees their own reality just like real life. Still, the bulk of the story is told from Eddie Felson's perspective but you can see the divergence of view between the characters.

[@ricklunke5366]

One of the few movies I can watch over and over. I love pool S&E DOES NOT !!!

[@awesome6486]

this was a fantastic movie.. good soundtrack as well

[@Faltzerbeast90]

AMAZING SOUNDTRACK

[@countdublevay7327]

i disagree. i say : Good movie. Fantastic soundtrack.

[@awesome6486]

@@countdublevay7327 I disagree I say fantastic movie, good soundtrack

[@countdublevay7327]

@@awesome6486 But.... you already established that. Remember? Originally.?

[@RobertLeBlancPhoto]

2:30 Ebert doing his best impression of the face melting dude from Raider's of the Lost Ark.

[@JeffreySmith84]

Love this movie. Never understood why film snobs and critics loathed it so.

[@wlouisharris]

But this movie had style Siskel and Ebert. I watched it in the 80's and wasn't crazy about it but now it's in my top 20 films of all-time.

[@j.jmcquade5278]

i loved this movie. anyone who disagrees, doesnt matter

[@jamescollinson2179]

For a film that had so many damn good performances, not just Paul Newman's oscar winning turn but Tom Cruise consolidating his rising-star status in the role of a highly talented but immature novice and solid supporting work by Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Helen Shaver, and Forest Whitaker, it seems Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel really missed it here. This is a movie of gritty vignettes in the world of pool hustling, some brutal, some sad, some hilarious, but all of them having the look and feel of authenticity.

[@nworbrelytthefirst]

i dig ebert's warped face at around 2:20. it looks like his face is being sucked into oblivion.

[@dreh1h1]

It was the matrix before we knew about the matrix

[@alexknowlton4038]

this movie should have been in black and white

[@tomservo5007]

Gene , the experienced psychonaut, kept his cool as he watched Ebert's face melt a few feet away.

[@viralbuthow000]

One of my favorite films. Not Martin's best, I get that. But still compelling.

[@FastEddie86]

100%

[@troyortiz2414]

Just goes to show all movies are subjective. I really like this movie.

[@strooomon]

It is about Paul Newman's mid life crisis. Nothing else. IT is absolutely amazing

[@FredGoldenJR]

The Color of Money isn't really about a master taking a student under his wing and them facing off in the end. Eddie was a washed-up hustler turned liquor salesman who used Vince and Carmen. Eddie used his hustling/salesmanship skills to exploit their naiveté to make a lot of money off of them on the pool hustling circuit. But, while revisiting the echoes of his past life, he rediscovers his love of pool. After he gets humiliated and his hubris exposed by another hustler, it tears him up. He can't be half-way in this life and half-out of it. He basically abandons Vince to go back to basics and become a master again. The movie is about Eddie's redemption and path back to mastery. The pool tournament, which has some of the best cinematography I've seen in a movie, isn't the big finale showdown Roger Ebert was expecting, so he was dissapointed. The real resolution in the movie was Eddie reaching that pinnacle where he can confidently say "I'm back!". This movie is one of my top-3 favorites. Sorry, but Ebert's just jaded. He wasn't paying fuckin' attention or something. The movie's not about the kid, Siskel!

[@Paul-zv7uy]

Agree. They seemed to miss the point of the movie entirely. As someone who just turned 50 I appreciate this movie even more. Everyone gets to a point in life when you know your best years are behind you. Seeing Eddie go through it from beginning to end and being on that journey with him is what the movie is all about

[@EasyGoer-e3z]

Used Them or Not He Did Open up a New and Exciting and VERY Profitable Life For Vincent and Carmen...They Were Extremely Lucky They Met Him

[@lamareaton]

Wow I forgot they didn't like this movie, I am old enough to remember watching this review and it just slipped my mind. I think The Color of Money is one of Scorcese's best, one of Newman's best! This is a classic movie imo.

[@300deebo]

I've agreed with a number of Ebert's views of movies over the years, but I have to disagree with him on this one. This was a great movie, with an outstanding performance from the late Paul Newman.

[@lightonbuildings]

I was about to lose my mind until I read the overwhelming positive comments here. I thought, "am I alone that I really love this movie?" I think we can mostly agree that Siskel and Ebert got it wrong on their review. The Color of Money is an incredible movie.

[@TristanTris321GoT]

Newman goes on to win an Oscar in this movie. They must have been shocked..

[@maskedmarvyl4774]

My god; his face is melting.....

[@ArmsDealer06]

It may not rate a 10 on the IMDB but it's a classic none the less. And 'yes', these guys blew this review by crapping all over it. I love this movie and it's one of my all time favorites.

[@briarjensen2123]

I now am bloodlust to see this movie. It must be done.

[@scottbrian3942]

This was a great movie these guys knew nothing at all....

[@tmrezzek5728]

The only reason the Academy gave Newman Best Actor for this film is because they realized they fucked up by NOT giving it to him for 'The Hustler' (1961.) The Best Actor for 1961? Maximilian Schell for 'Judgement at Nuremberg,' mainly because he spoke both German and English in it; he had NONE of the cockiness and tragedy Newman brought to Fast Eddie Felson.

[@Bigleedog7]

What lying hypocrites! You can't have it BOTH ways. Either the ending didn't do what you thought it should as in climactic payoff or it was predictable. You can't say both... The point of the movies ending was that Eddie was back and life doesn't end in neat prepackaged ways...

[@Faltzerbeast90]

Yeah he clearly got better after beating Moselle and other pool players. Hes back after putting in hours of work

[@brianjanson3498]

They were both wrong. It is an outstanding film.

[@frank_1126]

Fast Eddie won the break at the end. A quick hint that he is now the superior player and is going to win the match.

[@Prutsprogrammeur]

That wasn't about pool that was more like a commercial? "It's about money (and nothing else)", so Scorsese was absolutely right, stupid Siskel & Ebert.

[@juancarlosathome101]

They COMPLETELY missed the point of the movie... 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@connorbrennan4233]

It seems very similar to The Sting, with a character played by Paul Newman taking in a younger man and teaching him the art of his craft.

[@Contractnik]

Ebert: The Karate Kid? Not even close.

[@brandonlewis5135]

These tools never liked any movie. This was a fantastic movie.

[@yodaandjules29]

This is a great movie what the hell is up with these two.

[@bazzoman510]

Good movie,nothing amazing,but a good watch.It has three great central performances that save it from run of the mill fare.

[@charlescoleman5509]

Funny, despite this review, Paul Newman won the Oscar for it.

[@jngr1]

Was it really for this movie, or was it overcompensating for past snubs?

[@matthewmc4363]

Is it me or is this guy the real rain man

[@brandobob1371]

This is a prime example of two people nit picking a film so they can seem smart to their viewers. God the comments from these two make me sick.....o it was predictable! O i think he dropped the ball! well ya know what this movie was a great film and overall fantastic pool movie. Was tom cruise a little off, yeah he was but paul made up for it. these two guys fucked up this review, probably had a shitty week and took it out on this movie.

[@mr.invisible3770]

The movie alone is way more famous than Siskel and ebert turned out to be. These guys alone were short term entertainment. Tom cruise has become famous beyond their wildest dreams in the 80’s

[@Gaston088able]

@HenryConway007 yea man, but only between the aviator, the departed and gangs of new york are(28 oscar nominations, all 3 include best picture, director and actors -main awards and others- in those films). Still they are not at the same level of TAXI DRIVER, GOODFELLAS, RAGING BULL, AFTERS HOURS, THE AGE OF IINOCENCE AND THE LAST THEMPT...., but still are very good films. And for me THE AGE OF INNOCENCE is an underrated MASTERPIECE, maybe the last thempation it is not, but it is a GREAT FILM!

[@leeandrewclarke]

Wow. Shockingly bad reviewers. They attack the ending for not showing who won the face -off match between Fast Eddie and Vincent but failed to realize who won was irrelevant to the larger theme and point of the story. The reviewers seemed to miss two key things; firstly, that the central story is a character piece about an aging man who has put his talent to sleep for decades but finds a way to win back his old passion by exploiting a talented protege. Secondly, that the movie inverts the usual selfless mentor teaching an apprentice relationship in that Eddie is using Vincent the entire time to win back his old fire and dumps him the second his apprentice is no longer required for that end. THAT inversion of story tradition was the surprising originality in script that these two so-called reviewers claimed didn't exist. I find it a near perfect fusion of script, direction, editing, acting, cinematography and music. A movie overlooked then and now.

[@FredGoldenJR]

Ha, I just said basically the same thing in my comment. Completely agree!

[@BillClay88]

This is all proof you need movie critucs are worthless. I never understood ppl listening to a movie critic to tell you to see the movie or not. We're nothing like each other. Their deep critical thinking is just amazing. Clowns.

[@ghostwolf1435]

The first half of the film was entertaining I do agree i think the payoff doesn't work

[@hawaiidispenser]

I thought the movie was great, up until Newman lost to Forest Whitaker. After that, actions and motives became puzzling and bizarre. Ending was unsatisfying. Great characters and acting though.

[@jpeso8374]

hawaiidispenser Fast Eddie didn’t have his eye sight completely when he played Forrest Whitaker. I liked that seen. Not only did it give reference to the hustler-drinking liquor and losing, but they added the fact that his eye sight needed to be checked. As for the ending....it took him a minute to adjust to his glasses but like he said at the end....he was back!

[@dnasty312]

Paul deserved the Oscar for this, I thought

[@Gaston088able]

@HenryConway007 Ok!!! but you have to recognize that maybe is just boring...FOR YOU. that doenst mean that a piece of film like the age of innocence is a boring picture, and the same thing happen with bary lyndon , yes i agree, but there is a shame, they are 2 underrated (arguably masterpieces) ( but great without doubt), from 2 masters! i said it again "the age.." is on the same level of TAXI DRIVER, RAGING BULL, GOODFELLAS, AFTER HOURS, THE KING OF CoMEDY AND "THE LAST THEMP..."

[@mookixox]

Siskel would have his wallet stolen if he wandered into any pool hall and Ebert couldn't fit through the front doors of a pool hall, that's why they hated this awesome movie.

[@channelgray975]

Bruh Scorsese is the reason this is so good

[@deaconblue949]

I liked the movie then and I still do. But I am a bigger fan of The Hustler. And that movie had an arguably better cast, better plot, and character development. The task to come up with a better or even equal film would have been extremely difficult. And I suspect that S&E had that in the back of their minds when they reviewed the movie. It was no Godfather part II. And the Oscar for Newman was a well overdue honor but he was better in other roles including the original.

[@hotepkiller1180]

Put on the glasses

[@NovaFeedback1979]

It's a slick Scorsese commercial film, but not one of his most personal or his best.

[@MrHooglaz]

ebert wearing leopard costume?

[@oliverrojas226]

did not see The Hussler..so this movie seemed just fine to me..

[@sha11235]

This is probably the only Marty film Roger didn't like.

[@vman1654]

These two jokes were always missing the mark on these types of movies. They were clowns

[@christopherminjares7429]

Ben Stiller in The Hustler of Money gave a better performance. 😄

[@SG-xc7of]

Ebert morphing into a Zebra distracted me. But I do think I heard them stupidly call this a bad movie. Experts wrong as usual.

[@dingdong7610]

I can only imagine what review they would have given Pool Hall Junkies...

[@davidevans3175]

2:00. When Ebert turns into a zebra you know a bad review is coming.

[@jonathanlocke6404]

This was a good film...I respect Ebert, but often disgree with him...Siskel hates everything, and I won't listen to him anymore...

[@swieseldorf]

Unbelievable

[@theivory1]

Yes they are right, it was all very predictable. When I buy tickets to a Steely Dan show I know exactly what is going to happen. They are going to play songs that I know. It is still great despite being exactly what you knew it would be. I used to rent this movie every time I was home sick in middle school. Its a great movie.

[@TheTrashStash]

this is going to give me nightmares! truely horrifying

[@chadgordon9690]

It's like a nightmare its it...grady seasons

[@TheTrashStash]

@@chadgordon9690 I feel like David cronenberg filmed this episode of Siskel and Ebert

[@Gaston088able]

@HenryConway007 The WORST film of MArty is "bringing out the dead" is the same formula of Taxi Driver, is just a recycle of that film. Then Cape fear and NEw york NEw york. The rest of his filmography is mindblowing. 5 MAsterpieces: RAGING BULL, GOODFLLAS,TAXI DRIVER, THE LAST THEMPTATION OF CHRIST, THE AGE OF INNOCENCE. And Great films like: AFTER HOURS, THE AVIATOR, GANGS OF NEW YORK, THE DEPARTED, THE KING OF COMEDY( SUPER UNDERRATED) AND MEAN STREETS(MAYBE OTHER MASTERPIECE).

[@georgemorley1029]

I agree. Used to like the movie but now I can see it is clearly one of Scorsese’s weakest.

[@johnfitzpatrick3094]

Siskel & Ebert were on the money with this one. I always thought Newman won the Oscar because the Academy felt sorry for him. The actor that should have won wasn't even nominated that year. That would be Gary Oldman for Sid and Nancy.

[@johnfitzpatrick3094]

I liked Bob Hoskins in Mona Lisa, but I thought Gary Oldman was better.

[@johnfitzpatrick3094]

You're reading my mind! I always thought Eric Roberts was overlooked for Star 80. I think it's his best performance.

[@HugoSoup57]

John Fitzpatrick You’re crazy, The Color of Money was a really good movie with great performances.

[@johnfitzpatrick3094]

@@HugoSoup57 I thought The Color of Money was a disappointment with all of the talent involved.

[@LordBling17]

Not Scorsese's best, but still a great film. Almost as good as The Hustler.

[@jonathanrayne]

Those who can't do, criticize.

[@nikosvault]

Those who can't criticize, whines.

[@citygirl5705]

Cruise's best films are "Rain Man" "The Firm" "A Few Good Men" and "Jerry Maguire." The Color of Money doesn't come close to those.

[@moviefan7755]

amanda davis I think The Color of money is better than The Firm, A Few Good Men and Jerry Maguire.

[@subversivereality3908]

Born on the 4th of July...probably his best role.

[@terrariumelio974]

Disappointing review by Mr. Ebert. I think he missed the point of the movie.

[@ronaldh8446]

The Color Of Money is not nearly as good as The Hustler and it is not among Scorsese's best. But I disagree with S&E's review... it is still and interesting and entertaining movie.

[@ClydeNut]

Ebert was so mad at this movie his face melted

[@ArtVandelayOfficial]

+FriedEagleMind shapeshifter!

[@PJVids83]

This isn't Siskel and Odbert by any chance is it?

[@mikegarrens5286]

I like it when he started looking like a zebra at the end of his interview 2:20

[@donmacdonalds_productions1251]

Joke didn’t age well

[@J5L5M6]

🤣

[@ericsierra-franco7802]

I love this film! ❤️ I always liked Siskel and Ebert and they were usually very accurate in their reviews but they were WAYYYYYY off on this film. Newman is just fantastic in this!

[@sasazivanovic777]

Wtf. One of the coolest Endings ever ! Gives me chills everytime, and at this Point its unnecessery who wins the Game.... Paul Newman was the Man !

[@wlouisharris]

Yah, it gives me chills too especially with Paul gone. This is one of those movies where you can tell that outstanding actors are really enjoying acting in the film and working with Scorsece.

[@gman5069]

I agree with siskel and ebert...the characters and actors are strong in this .. but the movie is too predictable and not enough of anything really happens other then Excatly what u already know. The ending was cool with newman but at this point ur waiting for a big showdown or something big to happen and it don't deliver ....the music and good actors saved this movie ..the script sucked and was to basic it could of been so much more ......had Tom cruise and newman not played in this and without the good soundtrack this would have lil to no redeeming qualities and would of bombed....the energy and talent was there the script wasnt....I honestly thought top gun was similar without the soundtrack and cruise and the women development it would of sucked also for the most part ...why tom cruise deserves alot of credit ..he didn't get offered amazing scripts early in his carrier he jus worked really hard and outshined and made those movies come to life the best he could and they had great music and had great chemistry with his other actors...unlike today with most new films almost anybody could play the role and it wouldn't make a difference.

[@EasyGoer-e3z]

Im Back!!

[@derekwischmann6123]

Love & miss Siskel & Ebert, but this movie is powerful for me. The whole concept of brash, youth not listening to old, wisemen is classic & true. Great music, great shots, great hustle! This movie is a Paul Newman gem!

[@Contractnik]

BEST ENDING EVER! I'M BACK! AUDIENCE CHEERED...

[@rxtsec1]

love paul newman's smoothness in this movie. even when his character changed he still stayed smooth as ever

[@angelthman1659]

The scene that Ebert criticizes - the pool balls bouncing around - is one of my all-time favorite directing and editing sequences.

[@MadMax052]

You can't see them play pool because the pool scene is the equivalent of a fight scene with shaky cam. The pool game in Malcom in the Middle was better.

[@waynej2608]

It was a bit gimmicky though, borne out of the MTV video days. I liked the film, overall. I thought the acting really saved it. Ebert made some good points, though.

[@cockoffgewgle4993]

Yeah, that's the best thing about the film. The pool scenes are beautifully shot. It may not be realistic, but the same is true of the boxing scenes in Raging Bull. There isn't a single blocked punch. It's no different to Rocky.

[@geoycs]

I agree with Roger-it’s just a bunch of balls rolling around in super-quick succession. It’s just annoying!

[@rossmcguinn2256]

​@@geoycsIt's a montage.

[@neuvocastezero1838]

Bad script? Predictable? Wow, they didn't know how good they had it back then.

[@samiam7342]

i strongly disagree, i love the movie especially considering that so few movies about pool hustling have been made.......

[@redram5150]

This review turned into a screening of “They Live”

[@TheClintDavis]

The character of Eddie evolves so much in TCOM from where he was in The Hustler and that's played perfectly by Newman. I don't know what Siskel & Ebert were smoking here but this is a phenomenal film. I happen to love the script, the performances and the editing especially. And I even like the final freeze-frame into that brilliant title theme by Robbie Robertson! Great movie. Scorsese was on FIRE in the 1980s and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

[@DickJohnson3434]

I loved this movie. Still watch it today.

[@FredGoldenJR]

YES, me too, DickJohnson3434!

[@thespaceram2879]

Dirk Johnson

[@user-rx4sq5ds3j]

Why did Ebert turn in to the T1000 halfway through?

[@lukasstuart-fry4675]

Very happy to see the overwhelming support for this movie in the comments. Siskel & Ebert are great, cherished talents, but I agree with most of the commentary here that they missed the mark on this one. The Color Of Money is an incredible movie, mainly thanks to Newman and Cruise and Scorsese and the screenwriters who turned an extremely fun novel into an endlessly entertaining film. This movie gets better every time I watch it. The Hustler set a high bar, but this film meets it, and then some.

[@PJVids83]

I kinda like the shots of all those pool balls knocking into each other. It makes the game look more poetic and also more chaotic.

[@FeverDog420]

This was the first Scorsese I saw in the theater. I was all about the dynamic camerawork and editing.

[@chocolatetownforever7537]

I am actually shocked by Siskel and Eberts review. Most sequels are terrible, and IMO are usually rushed cash grabs. I always thought The Color of Money was an excellent one. I also loved the ending. Who wins the final match between Cruise and Newman doesnt matter. The movie isnt about Eddie vs. Vincent, its about Eddie vs Eddie, and the rekindling of the love of his life. Pool, and all the extras that go with it. Not every ending needs to be shown in cinema with a nice and neat bow on top. One of my favorite endings of all time in a movie is "The Silence of the Lambs." The director didnt need to show Anthony Hopkins eating his nemesis. We know what is going to happen, and its ok to leave it to imagination. The same is true here. Eddie or Vincent winning a fat envelope, or bragging rights doesnt matter. The ending is Eddie doing what he truly loves again, but as an older and wiser man than the arrogant and ignorant fool that Eddie Felson was in "The Hustler".

[@roseakarosiehweinstein3216]

The Hustler boring but the sequel The Color of Money absolutely fucking brilliant

[@steelpatriot3683]

Not their finest hour.... I wonder wha film they watched? Comparisons with the Karate Kid? Poor script? Are they shitting me? This was a great script brilliantly delivered b the cast, anything but predictable. Having Vincent welch on purpose and then teasing the final showdown but not showing it were brilliant ways to play against expectations. The film is about redemption and watching Newman climb out the soulless hustle world to recapture love of pool and it is a pleasure to watch no matter how. May times I’ve seen it. And ps......Werewolves of London scene is an all time great movie moment

[@markmckenna9427]

Agree on werewolves of London scene. Also the Grainy Season part.

[@J5L5M6]

@@markmckenna9427 "The impossible dream.." I was a year old when this film came out. I quote it near daily, people rarely know what I'm referring to. I love it so much I don't care.

[@alexanderjoseph22]

They're obsessed with predictability in many of these negative reviews. Ebert gave A Few Good Men a thumbs down over it. Isn't it more about the journey than the destination?

[@ClassicalCentral]

As someone who actually likes "A Few Good Men," I understand the reason for Ebert's disappointment. It's true that the journey to the end is just as, if not more so, important than the final destination, but that still means the film has to "stick the landing." As for predictability overall, when you have to see several hundred films a year like a film critic is required to do, you naturally start yearning for something that you haven't seen before. When Ebert is addressing the fact that the film basically tells the audience what is going to happen, then does exactly that, it's not exactly surprising. He happened to give that movie 2.5/4 stars, which is JUST BARELY below his thumbs up threshold. He doesn't think the movie is bad or anything like that, but that it had some misfires. By the way, I'm sorry that this turned into a wall of text :P

[@alexanderjoseph22]

​@@ClassicalCentral I understand his point, but for my money, the passion of Cruise strategizing & impersonating Nicholson was so entertaining in itself that it didn't matter. Obviously, nobody's going to be surprised by a happy ending from Hollywood, but the audience still needs to suspend disbelief, because his plan was such a hail mary, long-shot of a gamble. And in my opinion, they did stick the landing by virtue of the amazing performances & dialogue. I do agree that it would've been more of a surprise to call Nicholson to the stand in the spur of the moment while co-counsel sits there clueless as to what he's doing. That's a very common troupe of legal shows, but It also would've been more far-fetched...Either way, I think it's a minor flaw.

[@Lalo-dh8xq]

That's why he says the characters are "locked into the story". The journey itself isn't interesting or developed enough so the only thing that we're left with is the destination, which was a bummer.

[@MrRufusRToyota]

Scorsese only agreed to do this movie on the condition that the studio would finance The Last Temptation of Christ. A Cruise formula flick with the bonus opportunity for the Academy to belatedly honor Newman

[@zantigar]

You just made the smartest statement here. I actually had the fortune to work for Scorsese on Last Temptation for a YEAR and not ONCE did he ever mention The Color of Money to us - except to mention how smooth and polished the camera moves Balhaus did were. And notice how there's no DECENT Blu-ray of it in existence, nothing with any commentary or extras. It's because Marty's is embarrassed with this picture.

[@mikec6617]

Makes sense.

[@roseakarosiehweinstein3216]

This is a fucking brilliant movie rest in peace siskel and Ebert and Paul Newman

[@Snipes-76]

Bad review?! They just expected more...because its a Scorsese movie. If 'Color of Money' was directed by some other stiff, they would have probably praised the film.

[@allenkeen1]

I feel bad criticizing Roger Ebert after all his health troubles, but this critique of his here is total bs, this was one awesome movie and Newman played it to a "T" and so did Cruise!

[@connorbrennan4233]

+J Kemper Ebert even says that out in the open in his written review of the film.

[@howie9751]

They both liked and respected Scorsese, so no.

[@alexknowlton4038]

they expected more because The Hustler is one of the greatest films of all time... and this one... is not.

[@willyboyw.5771]

Cruise was the same guy in every 80's movie.

[@mikeysmithh7819]

..not in born of the 4th of july.. his best preformance

[@ricardocantoral7672]

@@mikeysmithh7819 Damn straight.

[@madpeace1764]

@@mikeysmithh7819 Yeah... Because Oliver Stone Put A Foot In His Ass...

[@markmckenna9427]

I do not agree with anything they say. For such great critics they do not seem to understand the subject matter and are focused on 'character' which by the way they are wrong about as they 3 main leads all developed during the course of the movie with Newman and Cruise switching roles (motivation) at the end and Mastrantnio no longer dominating their relationship. The writing was really good if you are into pool, the acting spot on and the chemistry flawless. I really don't understand critics sometimes.

[@CartersKidsSteveInTheEve]

This, quite possibly was the greatest performance by an actor in any movie. Paul Newman was so believable as the “born loser” character. How wrong they were on their takes on this masterpiece.

[@JohnGeorgeHill]

The problem was "The Hustler" is one of the greatest films ever made, makes this movie look like a money grab. Not one of Scorsese's best, not even close.

[@CartersKidsSteveInTheEve]

@@JohnGeorgeHill The Hustler was great, but that role in The Color of Money was spot on real grit. I disagree with your take, but respect your thought.

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These guys are high. This movie was anything but predictable. When I was sick growing up I would always stay at Grandmas house. There was a video store across the street. I rented this movie every time I could when I was out of school sick.