On the heels of his 1960 epic snoozer Exodus, Newman went small with this etched-in-acid chronicle of Fast Eddie Felsen, a small-time pool hustler who can ascend to the bigtime if he can only manage to beat aging great Minnesota Fats (Jackie Gleason, in the best screen role of his career). Black and white stills from this movie are immortalized on the walls of any pool hall worth a damn.
