Review of The Color of Money (1986) by Gene Siskel for Chicago Tribune — 06 Feb 2017
The problem may be that Scorsese, arguably America's most gifted and gritty director, is working from a script not written by one of his veteran collaborators, and so the grit is gone. All of the performances are fine.
Newman is particularly effective, but he is forced to run a familiar treadmill. And so The Color of Money joins Heartburn as one of the biggest disappointments of 1986.
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This review of The Color of Money (1986) was written by Gene Siskel and published by Chicago Tribune on 06 Feb 2017.
The Color of Money has generally received positive reviews.
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