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Rating:  - Great movie
If you like gangster/soprano type movies, this one is great. Considering this is also a true account makes it even more interesting. Plus, I love vintage/70s setting movies because it is very nostalgic for me. Highly recommend.
Rating: - Leaving Las Vegas
"Casino" is a crowning achievment on alot of different levels. The directing, the acting and the story. You feel so involved while viewing it, you get so tangled up in all the crap that ends up happening. It's an emotional investment worth the payoff. All of the performances are brilliant, especially the scenes between Sharon Stone and Robert De Niro. There was some funky energy between the 2, like they really hated eachother at times. They're fights and tirades seemed so real, I was mezmorized while watching them. When Sharon Stone finally gets confronted in the Italian restaurant, and Robert DeNiro graps her and she mutters, "I wouldn't do that if I were you", I felt the raw emotion of her performance. This role was Sharon's crowning achievemnt in film in my oppinion. This is one of my favourite films, I wish someone could make another epic drama like this again, there seems to be a shortage of good stuff like this around. ENERGY PEOPLE!
Rating: - Violence is an Art Form
This movie really makes one happy not to be involved in shady and slick dealings. It's really hard to decide who is the champion in this movie as well. At the end of the movie, it's hard not to be empathetic for Joe Pesci; despite his being a genuine punk. I highly recommend this movie.
Rating: - You better believe this is one of Scorsese's best.
"Casino" is, without doubt one of the best films by Scorsese. The film runs for almost three hours and events take their time to unravel, and rightly so.
The performances: Robert De Niro is one of the finest actors to come out of Hollywood and that's a universal fact! In this movie, he delivers a performance that qualifies as one his best after 'Raging Bull'. He appears super-cool as the Casino operator and you cannot help but sympathize with him in some later parts of the movie when he is having a bad time because of various reasons. Trust him to play an all-in-one character: a mob-connected Casino guy, a friend and a loving father all at the same time! His powerful performance in this movie has to be seen to be believed. It is nothing short of mind-blowing!
Joe Pesci..what can one say about this guy! Delivering sharp dialogs and firing those F-words with a one-of-a-kind punch is something only he can do! He plays a wicked, wicked character who also cares for his boy-hood friend, Sam. Another brilliant performance after GoodFellas, he is the finest choice for his role.
Sharon Stone: Superb!! I never thought I would feel that about her performance, but indeed, she gets a hell of a chance to act here..and she does it exceedingly well! The drunk hustler who cannot find happiness is played to perfection by Sharon...I guess it is also kudos to the director for bringing out the actor in her.
Then there are some wonderful, but small supporting performances by James Woods as Lester Diamond, Frank Vincent as Frank Marino, Alan King as Andy Stone and Kevin Pollak (The Usual Suspects) as Phillip Green. Special mention here, of Pasquale Cajano, who is superb as the mob boss, Remo Gaggi.
The soundtrack is very much like that in GoodFellas. And much in the same manner, there is some playful rock'n'roll music playing in the background during any violent scene of crime!
The dialog is brilliant. Robert Richardson's cinematography is amazing. The wonderful screenplay for the film is co-written by Nicolas Pileggi who is also the author of the book.
As mentioned before, the film runs for about 3 hours but there is not a single moment when you'd want to take your eyes off the screen.
An under-rated classic, this one deserves a rightful place up there along with Scorsese's other acclaimed classics.
Rating: - The Best
With this all-star cast, it will keep you entertained from beginning to end. A wonderful movie.
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