Shooting Gallery

Now its no citizen kane, but I was entertained. Good pool movie. Not too many great pool movies. Hustler, color of money, poolhall junkies, I am including this one too. Although not GREAT, its still a good watch. Guys in suits, tough talk, big stakes in the BIG easy, you know.. the good stuff. Only complaint was Freddy Prinze's accent OMG it was laughable. The other actors had it down, but watching Freddy trying to act tough was kinda funny, I had fun 6 stars!

Giving it a 2 only because a few scenes are actually quite interestingly photographed. But otherwise this is pure, odious, drivel. Insulting that this guy Keoni Waxman actually expects people to sit all the way through this mess -- I sure didn't. Why is it so apparent that the writers of pool movies have never set foot in actual pool rooms? Why are we allowing these hacks to make movies? I saw the bad reviews on this one, and decided to rent it anyway because I love pool and I'm still waiting for a decent pool movie. (Poolhall Junkies is bad, sure, but at least it offered some laughs. It's worth the rental just to hear Christopher Walken say "Benz," and to see Rod Stieger overacting to the point of hilarity.) I'm begging you: don't make the same mistake I made. Skip this one entirely. Anything to dissuade Waxman from making another movie. Please!

It's true that this is not some sort of award-winning movie it's also true that for entertainment value it's a great movie especially if you happen to be a pool player. Not as good as the Hustler but at least as good or better than The color of money accepting the fact that it doesn't have Paul Newman and unless you're a real Tom Cruise fan Paul Newman's the only star in the movie.MHO

it had potential.. the story had legs.. Ving is always good.. everyone loves him in BABY BOY.. what makes this movie almost like going to the dentist for a root canal is Freddie.. he is so wooden that every time Ving light up I'm worried that he will burst into flames. Apart from the lead actor I dug the film.. which is weird cause he is in it a lot.. everyone loves movies about hustles and money and shady people... but it is hard to care when you wish they would just cap the lead cause his acting is giving you a headache. This is where Hollywood casts a person because of what they are worth not for what they can do and therefore they end up with a tame lame straight to video film instead of a bad mofo of a movie.. Hollywood please commit to what you are doing.. if you are gonna make a bad guy movie cast people that we believe can be bad guys... what's next? Justin Timberlake as a thug?? Oh no, it is ..isn't it??

Freddie prinz is Jericho, hot shot pool player. And playa he is. He joins Cue Ball's group (Rhames) to take the money the tourists were so ready to give them. He's supposed to hand over a percentage to Cue Ball every time. But he starts playing on his own. And doesn't hand it over. And an undercover bails him out. And wants something. If Jericho will set it up to give up Cue Ball, detective Mortenson ( Callum Rennie) will have his back. But the cop has his own weaknesses... who is scamming who in this match of matches? Written and directed by Keoni Waxman; had been making films for ten years by this time. This one is pretty good.