Poolhall Junkies
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Universal acclaim- based on 22 Ratings
- Starring: Chazz Palminteri, Mars Callahan, Michael Rosenbaum
- Summary: The story of a compulsive gambler (Callahan) who has managed to overcome his obsession, but is drawn back into the world of pool-shooting when he needs to try to save his brother (Rosenbaum).
- Director: Mars Callahan
- Genre(s): Drama, Thriller
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Positive: 2 out of 15
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Mixed: 7 out of 15
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Negative: 6 out of 15
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The movie can't live up to Robert Rossen's 1961 classic, "The Hustler" but with its strong performances, neatly crafted script, and low-budget feel, it comes a lot closer than "The Color of Money."
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60Callahan mostly overcomes its grungy technical quality with entertaining dialogue, nervy confrontation scenes, decent thesping and some truly spectacular shooting on the green velvet.
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60Brassy and energetic, first-time director Mars Callahan's vividly photographed ode to the seductive allure of professional sharking succeeds in making the game seem genuinely kinetic and thrilling.
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38Stole so many details from the earlier film, "The Hustler," that you have to think of it as either a bad parody or an unfortunate homage.
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Positive: 17 out of 17
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Sebastian10Nice film :)
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GlennM.10Awsome film about hustling, wasn't meant to win an academy award and is exactly what you'd be looking for if you or buy it.
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