Poolhall Junkies

Tonight I went to Blockbuster and used my rent one get one free coupon.  One of those movies I picked up was Poolhall Junkies.  I remember seeing previews for this and thought it looked awesome cause Christopher Walken was in it.  It's definately worth a dollar rental, probably even more.  Gregory 'Mars' Martin played a big brother that had to play some pool to make money and get back at his arch-nemesis to save his brother from getting pounded for a gambling debt.  The amazing thing was that Mars looked, talked, and acted like a possible young Christopher Walken.  I was impressed.  One of my favorite parts was Walken giving a speech about a lion that sits around and lets the hyenas and jackals pick at him until they get in close enough for the lion to go nuts and show them who's boss.  I'd quote it, but I'd have to throw the movie in again and it's more like a short story than a quote.  Well you got another great performance from Walken, some good one liners and average to decent acting.  This movie really seemed like something a 'young' director put together with some potential to do much better.  I think this is Martin's 2nd film and it'll be interesting to see what he comes out with in the future.