Synopsis for
The Hustler (1961)

Comments by Actor / Writer Roy C. Peterson

"The Hustler" & "The Color of Money"

Paul Newman does a very good thing here. The two movies are like a pair of bookends with twenty five years of a man's life in between. Each movie enhances the other. It's good to see Eddie Felson again and know that he's doing OK. I wish others would do long term character followups like this.

What I get from "The Hustler" is: Play your best game, don't be overconfident, don't be negative, stay away from booze and bad people. What I get from "The Color of Money" is: Don't try to relive through somebody else what you should have done yourself the first time around. Do it yourself now to whatever extent you are capable.