Title: The debut of a masterful director
Product review: Along with Quentin Tarantino and Martin Scorsese, Paul Thomas Anderson is one of the greatest current film makers of modern cinema. His debut film, "Hard Eight" does more than prove that. Philip Baker Hall stars as Sydney who is a former gambler who knows all the tricks. He finds a broke John C. Reilly out front of a diner one day and then volunteers to teach him his former trade. Hall's performance is really something to see in this film. His character is acted out with such brilliance that it sends chills down your spine. Gyneth Paltrow plays a cocktail waitress who does some hooking on the side. Samuel L. Jackson also appears and is as great as always. P.T. Anderson would become better recognized for "Boogie Nights" but his debut is quite a film to see as are "Boogie Nights" and his latest film, "Magnolia". Anyone who is a film of good cinema should appreciate this one.
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