Review of The Color of Money (1986) by Benjamin X — 18 Aug 2007
I think this is Martin Scorsese's best movie. Whether this movie was a direct influence on Wes Anderson and Guy Ritchie and every slick movie since is debatable, maybe it is just representative of the style of every cool movie made ever since, but "The Color of Money" capitalizes on cinematography, drama, and music placement or whatever you call awesome music queues in ways that have obviously been emulated a billion times over.
This is a movie that finally nails the sentimental idea of regaining your place in life after suffering a major blow without being absolute crap. At no point must you wince with the overbearing gooiness that normally assaults the viewer in a movie about rebuilding your life.
It's awesome, you should totally watch it at least twice.
This review of The Color of Money (1986) was written by Benjamin X on 18 Aug 2007.
The Color of Money has generally received positive reviews.
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