Review of The Hustler (1961) by Pauline Kael for The New Yorker — 03 Oct 2005
The fun in this moody, pounding, overlong, rewarding bring-down of a film is seeing Eddie’s curled lip of contempt, which he flashes at all the suckers, freeze into a rictus when he gets his.
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This review of The Hustler (1961) was written by Pauline Kael and published by The New Yorker on 03 Oct 2005.
The Hustler has generally received very positive reviews.
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