The Color of Money: Critic Reviews

A stunning vehicle -- a white Cadillac among the other mainstream American movies of the season.

Scorsese gets you inside the game in a way most sports movies never hint at.

In the end, Money is a scratch, a contrived cliffhanger that sets us up for Hustler III.

It doesn't have the electricity, the wound-up tension, of [Scorsese's] best work, and as a result I was too aware of the story marching by.

A solidly crafted entertainment that, for the most part, strikes a successful balance between commercial necessity and personal expression.

Pic has a distinctive pulse of its own with exceptional performances by Paul Newman and Tom Cruise.

We are not on Rocky's side of the street, but in Martin Scorsese country, where bent character, not sentiment, shapes destiny, and the best the struggling human spirit can hope for is a split decision.

A gamble that teens will get this adult's movie.

A joy to see two masters (Scorsese and Newman) at ease with their work, and one, Cruise, in the making.

A hard act to follow, but Scorsese does it in style.

Lacking the urgency, dramatic momentum, and mood of the wonderful 1961 The Hustler, Scorsese's sequel is an enjoyable but ultimately disappointing sequel, and one of his most generic and least personal works.

Word is that Paul Newman gave Iggy Pop the cold shoulder during the filming.

Boasts two bravura performances--from Newman, who finally -- and deservedly -- won an Oscar for Best Actor, and Cruise, who is a joy to behold. Watch for Forest Whittaker and Iggy Pop in colorful bit roles.

Scorsese's direction at its most downmarket and upbeat -- never have pool tables, balls and cues looked so rich and strange.

The new version has a tension all its own.

Undernecessary sequel. Cinematography was incredible, though.

For the bulk of the run time, The Color of Money excels on its intended terms as a sexy genre picture, mostly thanks to an energetic star turn courtesy of Tom Cruise.

The film is carried by Paul Newman's intelligent performance.

As atuacoes seguras do trio principal e a direcao energica de Scorsese transformam o bilhar em um jogo tao fascinante quanto o futebol ou o poquer.