The Color of Money 1986

Vincent Canby, New York Times: A stunning vehicle -- a white Cadillac among the other mainstream American movies of the season. Read more

Pat Graham, Chicago Reader: A solidly crafted entertainment that, for the most part, strikes a successful balance between commercial necessity and personal expression. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: The Color of Money is a good movie, but perhaps not a good sequel. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: 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. Read more

Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine: 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. Read more

Stephen Garrett, Time Out: Scorsese's direction at its most downmarket and upbeat -- never have pool tables, balls and cues looked so rich and strange. Read more

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

Paul Attanasio, Washington Post: Scorsese gets you inside the game in a way most sports movies never hint at. Read more

Rita Kempley, Washington Post: In the end, Money is a scratch, a contrived cliffhanger that sets us up for Hustler III. Read more