![]() ![]() ![]() Though this "format" of brash youngster going against the King/establishment has become a bit cliche in structure (see all Tom Cruise movies where he plays same character repeatedly) I still enjoyed this early Tevis. In beating Fats he became the best in the country. When it is over, Eddie knows a great deal more about big-time pool, about money, and about himself. Bert knows talent without character is nothing and stakes Eddie to a climactic all-or-nothing rematch. It takes an interlude with Sarah, an alcoholic and a born loser, to bring the lesson home, and the shrewd advice and backing of Bert, a professional gambler, to put it into practice. Eddie's final painful loss teaches him that nerve alone isn't enough - guts, stamina, and character make the difference between winners and losers. ![]() Eddie and Fats pit nerve against skill in a fantastic match over an unbroken 36 hours. Hustling suckers in small towns for good stake money was practice for his goal, and when he felt ready he went to Bennington's pool hall in Chicago to find Minnesota Fats. To Fast Eddie Felsen, a young pool hustler, there was only one thing that mattered: to make the big time and the big money in the world of pool by beating the best in the country. ![]()
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