Newman is great, as ever, and when he's hustling through his pool game with Fats the film really comes alive. Unfortunately a big part of the runtime is devoted to seeing people lay around moaping, and the film suffers for it.
This review of The Hustler (1961) was written by Fraser B on 11 Jan 2009.
The Hustler has generally received very positive reviews.
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