Marvellous performances throughout ensure interest.
Comment
06/24/06
The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
93 %
Reviews Counted: 15 Fresh: 14 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 7.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Synopsis: A rising cardshark challenges a veteran player for the chance to be known as "The Man." Set in the swampy hedonism of New Orleans during the Great Depression, the card game is a gritty exploration of the manly sport of stud poker. As the men battle across the card table, the upstart realizes that... [More]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Steve McQueen, Ann-Margret, Edward G. Robinson, Karl Malden, Tuesday Weld
Director: Norman Jewison
Screenwriter: Ring Lardner, Terry Southern
Producer: Martin Ransohoff
Composer: Lalo Schifrin
Screenwriter: Ring Lardner, Terry Southern
Producer: Martin Ransohoff
Composer: Lalo Schifrin
Reviews
1 - 15 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top Critic
A highly watchable, if somewhat superficial drama that bluffed its way to critical respectability on release.
05/24/03
Top Critic
Adapted from Richard Jessup's realistically-written novel, it emerges a tenseful examination of the gambling fraternity.
10/31/07
Top Critic
Falta-lhe a complexidade moral e psicológica de Desafio à Corrupção, mas, ainda assim, é um filme com personagens suficientemente interessantes para prender nossa atenção.
01/06/07
seemingly prosaic spectacle of poker game as the contest of epic proportions
11/13/05
One of Norman Jewison’s core themes of his career is the singular figure and how his or her’s goals, desires, and actions affect the people around them.
06/06/05
The pool sharks in The Hustler have it all over the card sharks in The Cincinnati Kid, in spades.
05/09/05
Top Critic
The movie has lots of nice performances amid some romantic digressions from the poker table.
10/01/03
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