I hadn't heard of "The Big Town" before but I found it on streaming and it is actually a pretty good film. It is somewhat similar to "The Hustler" but I enjoyed "The Big Town" more as it was more taut, shorter, with better pacing. And It was stylish and had some good lines and character development. I always like Matt Dillon, and he was a good choice for this role, but the only negative for me was his accent, which came and went and was distracting at times. I thought that the accent was unnecessary as people from Indiana have little accent. I'd say it was worth a watch, not as bad as some say, but obviously still no masterpiece. And Tommy Lee Jones is of course great as he always is (he seems to always be cast properly in suitable roles). Diane Lane I hardly recognized as I only knew her from her more recent films, but she is fine here; I was surprised by her range, that she could do this role. My rating 6/10.
Review of The Big Town
