Walkaway Joe movie

Aside from me wondering if the kid not having his pool cue on his back was a "miss" in the ending, I though the movie was decent for what it is. Wasn't a waste a time, entertaining enough for $4.99.

People get too carried away with "authenticity" when it comes to TV and movies. It wasn't meant to be a documentary. :rolleyes:
 
better than almost all the other stuff on Netflix and Amazon.

The kid is 14, he's supposed to be awkward.

Fact is, without bank and jump shots the "audience" wouldn't get excited, and its not like those shots never happen in real pool.

Sorry so many peoples lives are ruined over having watched this movie:rolleyes:
 
I watched it and the acting was superb because I know for a fact that my friend Joey Aguzin would never miss the ball he missed to lose the match in the big event :-)

Honestly, the movie isn't great and really isn't about pool as most of them haven't been. But for a low budget film I thought it wasn't too bad.

I can say this after a recent experience dealing with non-pool folks helping me to make some promotional video......when it comes to acting out pool scenes that are accurate it isn't as easy as we players might think it is. Trying to convey the lingo and the right way to use it convincingly takes more time (and money) than anticipated.

Lastly, I have admiration for those who get stuff like this done. Yes they could have done some much more but these projects start as an idea in someone's head and rarely come to life for any number of reasons. I am happy for any showcasing of pool that has any small potential for causing anyone to want to start playing. Yes this shows the seedier aspects, badly, but it does also show the tournament side and admiration of a crowd for well played pool. It shows that a person can make good money playing in a tournament vs. hustling in dangerous situations. Even if that lesson was not explicit I still liked redemption through excellence message.
 
I watched it last night. Like many have said, if you don't get too picky with the pool scenes, it's ok/decent. Overall, acting was ok. Was actually less about pool than I thought it would be, which was ok too. Right now, I'm trying to find shows to watch and for a few bucks, it was worth seeing. On a 10 point scale, I would give it a 6 to 6.5 and considering it didn't have huge actors and was on the lower budget side, I've definitely seen worse.
 
Mr. Dogg said:
:idea: I have an idea for a PERFECT movie about pool.

A young, moody boy grows up on, and works on his not so-well-to do father's tobacco farm in the south. One day, at the age of 10, his father takes him into town and enters a pool hall. The kid has never seen a pool table before, but he immediately falls in love with the game, and it turns out he has a natural talent for it that shows up very early on. He fully believes, in his heart, that he will one day become the greatest player in the world. He becomes so obsessed with the game that he eventually drops out of school to play.

He then gets into the seedy hustling world of pool where he encounters many dangers. He later discovers the tournament world of pool, and makes it his home, and indeed he does become the greatest player in the world!

(To spice up the movie, the main character has a very volatile personality that attracts the attention of many people worldwide to the sport.)

Hmm... Let's see... What could the name of the movie be? ;)
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Name of the movie is "The Pearl" for sure. I think it should be set 20 years after his peak, and have the washed-up lead character find the motivation to beat his demons and make his way back to the top again.
 
" I think it should be set 20 years after his peak, and have the washed-up lead character find the motivation to beat his demons and make his way back to the top again."

Excellent! There's even going to be a sequel! lol

(Hey, Hollywood: We're talking about Earl "the Pearl" Strickland.)
 
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