The Cincinnati Kid

A very nice, solidly made movie without major flaws, but it feels a bit dated and nothing really stands out. It plays out pretty much how you'd expect and while it's well paced and interesting it never fully engaged me.

McQueen is the poker stud, because...well, they play stud poker...and see, he himself...is a stud...oofta...moving on. McQueen is 35 as he plays "Kid," Rip Torn looks ridiculously young for himself and Tuesday Weld genuinely is young at only 22. Possibly my favorite Edward G. Robinson performance although The Woman in the Window might object.

Sometimes the music is needlessly bombastic, and sometimes the ladies aspect of the plot gets a bit corny, but those are minor quibbles. I loved the movie, it's very well made, extremely well cast, and its seemingly offhand resolution is profoundly wise and thoroughly calculated.

Legendary poker movie that hasn't aged so well. Focuses too much on the love story and has some unintentionally funny scenes. Also Cincinnati Kid is kinda of a dick so you don't really care about him.

Wow, three generations of legendary movie wenches! Plus Edward G Robinson vs Steve McQueen. Still, turns out that watching poker is not that much fun.

This is one abrupt ending that works wonderfully precisely because of its abruptness.

The story is weak to say the least and any tension or sense of conflict is poorly done.I watched this mostly to see Edward G. Robinson and Steve McQueen in the same film.However there's no real conflict between the two to make there scenes together all that interesting.

The titular Kid (Steve McQueen) goes to New Orleans to face off against a debonair veteran (Edward G. Robinson) in a high-stakes poker game, around which many shady characters and schemes swirl. Boasts grade-A cast (Karl Malden, Joan Blondell, Ann-Margret, Tuesday Weld, Rip Torn, Joan Blondell, and Cab Calloway also appear) and superior period flavor, but somehow never quite reaches greatness, possibly due to the writing; still, a stylish entertainment and very much worth seeing.

Fairly siimple material. With the exception of the main players, all characters are there just to move the plot along or provide a broad example of certain types.

(2nd viewing) Immensely enjoyable if you're a fan of the game (or an avid player for that matter). Even though they race to the final showdown in less than an hour, the characters and story are thoroughly fleshed out. Apparently, my 3rd Edward G. Robinson film in less than 2 days, hmmmm. Also, McQueen's the man.

Classic McQueen. Great cast. Hasn't necessarily aged that well (most of the romance scenes and the over the top soundtrack didn't work), but still well made and I love the last couple scenes.

Taught, gripping, intense. Possibly the best poker movie ever.

Decent but if you don't know the game they play, it's waste of time.

It's kind of hard to love a movie where the principle action is a game of cards. If anyone could do it, though, it'd be McQueen. In other words, this is a pretty decent movie.

Finally got to this one. McQueen was excellent, as well as another great performance by Robinson.

A little slow, but thoroughly captivating.

Despite its obvious virtues, I've never been impressed by this kind of film. So much technical and scientific work to be done, so much environmental preservation and restoration to be undertaken, and so many unwanted children of which to take care, and these guys are all about being "The Man". Feh.

Fun to watch, but without thinking too much. Mostly great performances, but predictable. The romantic subplots appear to have been glued on after the film was completed. Robinson is positively likable compared to McQueen.

ger; [Cincinnati Kid]; der aufsteigende pokerstar versucht sich bei einem hochdotierten turnier gegen den anerkannten großmeister zu beweisen.;

- 1/8/13

Third-class drama with a second-class ending.

Awesome film.

It is no surprise that Steve McQueen play a very cool character in this film. McQueen is excellent, he really makes you cheer for his character. The film has a great supporting cast as well, there are plenty of fun performances. The ending is good and fits with the rest of the film. I highly recommend this entertaining film.

A classic about the game of poker. Way before it became a TV sport.

Good cast, Steve McQueen is awesome. But, its subplots were irritating and the tension the movie tries to create is ruined because of how amazingly predictable the movie is. The last scene almost makes up for that.

A sublime experience. Not one wasted moment, gesture, shot or line. Great performances from McQueen, Robinson, Malden, and Ann Margret. A great, captivating story that is paced perfectly and technically well made. Some have said that it hasn't aged well but I couldn't disagree more. An underrated masterpiece of the '60s.

Not often there's a movie that's entirely deals with a deck of card. This is an underrated Steve McQueen classic. The story's not much but who needs it when you got Edward G. Robinson, Karl Malden, Ann-Margret and Rip Torn in The Cincinnati Kid? 'You just not ready for me, yet.'