The Big Town could almost be called the final installment into producer Martin Ransohoff's 'table gambling' trilogy. The Hustler was pool, The Cincinatti Kid was poker and now there's one for dice/craps. Only it isn't as good as the previous two, though I feel its rating here is lower than it deserves.
If you just examine it on a scene by scene basis it's actually a fairly decent movie by almost all angles-everyone seems to be doing there job right. However, in the big picture is where the picture really falters and winds up being so dull and insipid.
If you just examine it on a scene by scene basis it's actually a fairly decent movie by almost all angles-everyone seems to be doing there job right. However, in the big picture is where the picture really falters and winds up being so dull and insipid.