Saturday, September 27, 2008

You A Hustler, Ames?

So many great scenes who knows where to start?

This is far from his best work, but something about this scene always grabbed me between Newman and Forest Whitaker in The Color of Money. The cockiness, the anger, the vulnerability as he realizes that he's just an old man who got taken. But was is really amazing about this scene is that he gives it to Whitaker. A true star knows when to lay back and get the best out of his fellow performers and that's what's going on here.



1 comment:

Anonymous said...

"what you said" --

I could not add much more, other than to say this was a great coup of the casting group to find Forrest Whittaker and toss him into this role. He ws GREAT here! Newman is great in every role, and every scene, so your choice was wonderful, and inspired.