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08/03/2008 @ 12:00 AM
Newman is better than usual Gleason, as the slit-mouthed, beady-eyed Minnesota Fats, darts among the shabby little pool sharks like an improbably agile and natty whale and Gambler Scott looks as though he could sell hot-air heat to the devil.
, TIME Magazine
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03/21/2007 @ 12:00 AM
The Hustler belongs to that school of screen realism that allows impressive performances but defeats the basic goal of pure entertainment.
, Variety
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05/20/2003 @ 12:00 AM
Under Robert Rossen's strong direction, its ruthless and odorous account of one young hustler's eventual emancipation is positive and alive.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
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09/26/2002 @ 12:00 AM
One of the most compelling character-based films to emerge from the decade of the 1960s.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews