Inspired by the life and talents of Minnessota Fats, 'The Player' tells it like it really is in the world of pool. It's got action, lots of it, romance, if you dig it, and pool like you've never seen played before. Writer-director brilliantly blends romance and action in his realistic sketch of , a pool hustler, whose character disintegrates through his association with Sylvia (), who refuses to understand or accept his way of life.