Movie Review

POOLHALL JUNKIES (2003)

Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Mar 14, 2003
EW's GRADE
D

Details Limited Release: Feb 28, 2003; Rated: R; Length: 94 Minutes; Genres: Drama, Mystery and Thriller, Sports; With: Mars Callahan, Alison Eastwood and Michael Rosenbaum; Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Films

So much yelling, barking, growling, and razzing in this hopped-up garage-band appropriation of ''The Hustler,'' in which a pool shark (writer-director-star Mars Callahan) has to shake off the strong arm of his shady mentor (Chazz Palminteri) in order to go legit! So much preening and faux hipsterism and clomping camera work! Overexerting thespians also include Christopher Walken and Rod Steiger.

Originally posted Mar 14, 2003 Published in issue #700 Mar 14, 2003 Order article reprints
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