The Big Town

Tommy JOnes and Matt Dillon do the gambling world proud. The various moves with the wrists had to be learned as throwing craps is a skill in and of itself.There are a few surprises. AS cynical as we are today,... Full review

stop clowning around in the vid store and go and rent this flick it is one of Dillon's best.... It has high drama and great scenes of guys hanging out and shooting dice.... this movie had the potentual to do for... Full review

a lacklustre, dull and poorly directed saga of gambling and high stakes in vegas which is mostly let down by ben (son of scriptwriter great robert) bolt's dire direction. a good cast (tom skerritt, tommy lee jones and that other... Full review

What a surprisingly good movie this one turned out to be. This is the type of film that I've been looking for ages. Particularly important for me was the fantastic-looking Chicago, which I still keep thinking about. The back cover... Full review

"The Big Town" tells of a small town man (Dillon) with a knack for shooting craps who goes to Chicago to seek his fortune. The film has an excellent cast and all of the story elements required to make a... Full review

Considering the big name cast and lavish production I expected a lot more of this film. The acting for the most part is great, although the story they have to work with is mediocre at best. However the film still... Full review

This is Matt Dillon's best performance by far. This shows why everyone thinks he has such talent. But like most of his other work, this movie is dark and realistic about human nature -- in a word, truthful. All the... Full review

This is one of those movies you find on the television in the wee hours of the morning. Matt Dillon does a credible job as a young man trying to break into big time gambling- craps not a skilled game... Full review

The Big Town is an underrated movie. It boasts of a fantastic cast, and an interesting storyline, yet there are few who remember this movie. I suppose the screenplay and direction could have been better, yet this movie deserves more... Full review

Despite its narrative shortcomings, Ben Bolt's film does offer occasional pleasures: the pacing is particularly snappy, juggling multiple subplots with ease, a fantastic soundtrack and remarkable set design. J.C. Cullen (Matt Dillon) has an arm worth a million bucks. ... Full Review

To add insult to formulaic injury, Robert Roy Pool's script (based on Clark Howard's novel, The Arm ) makes Cullen particularly unsympathetic, arrogant and deceitful.....Despite its narrative shortcomings, Ben Bolt's film does offer occasional pleasures:.... ... Full Review

The Big Town " is compulsively watchable, not because of its plot, which is predictable down to the smallest detail....The story is predictable....Lane is able to seem sincere to Dillon....he is a master of unforced, natural acting.....Amis, a newcomer, is fresh.... ... Full Review

The Big Town is Chicago, circa 1957. Matt Dillon stars as a small-town crapshooter who heads to the Windy City to seek his fortune. There he becomes the pawn of two high-rolling professional gamblers, played by Lee Grant and Bruce... ... Full Article