Review of The Color of Money (1986) by Mike C — 10 Feb 2008
The more I watch this film, the more I love it....
Quite why this is considered to be one of Scorsese's lesser works is beyond me. The direction is first rate, the film looks fantastic and the musuc is great. The fact that a Phil Collins track is used without inducing the need to vomit shows a genius at work....
Then you have the casting... Newman is great. His Fast Eddie is a complex dude and the fact that Newman doesn't try to make him particuarly likeable as he uses everyone around him, it's very clever work. Then we have the Cruise... He plays Vincent just right, naive to the world around him and I really liked the dynamic between him and Newman. For me though, the real surprise in this is Mary Elizabeth Mastrontonio.... She puts in great work here and they way that she conveys her characters manipulative nature is impressive.
Further proof of Marty's greatness that in this case sems to have been sadly missed...
This review of The Color of Money (1986) was written by Mike C on 10 Feb 2008.
The Color of Money has generally received positive reviews.
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