Casino
Dont know how many times I have seen it..
One of my all time favorite movies.
- 01.February.2011
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- by: Gruck
- Gruck rated this movie
9/10Amazing
Casino
Dont know how many times I have seen it..
One of my all time favorite movies.
- 01.February.2011
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- by: Gruck
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Something's missing here. The film has a great pedigree, but it never gets off the ground. It's been said a lot, but I'll say it again: we've seen this all before. In Goodfellas, in The Godfather trilogy, even Scarface and Carlito's Way. What we...
- 20.March.2009
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- by: sethdellinger
- sethdellinger rated this movie
0/10
Something's missing here. The film has a great pedigree, but it never gets off the ground. It's been said a lot, but I'll say it again: we've seen this all before. In Goodfellas, in The Godfather trilogy, even Scarface and Carlito's Way. What we have here is simply a change of venue and no surprises. I could perhaps have been more engaged if there had been a bit less (actually, a whole lot less) voice-over narration. The narration gives the film's first half a feeling that it's constantly JUST STARTING (well past the first hour) whereas the narration at the end of the film gives the last hour a feeling that it is CONSTANTLY ENDING. And Pesci is horrible at voice-over! He reads his lines so wooden it's almost child-like; he sounds nothing like his character in the narrations. I could go on with the negatives, but I don't have enough space. De Niro's performance is great, Pesci is OK (when he's on camera) and Stone is thrilling. What's wrong here is the story itself and a rare Scorsese misfire in his decision of how to tell the story. Watch this if you're a completist of any of the involved artists; otherwise, not a lot of reason to queue it.
- 20.March.2009
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- by: sethdellinger
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This movie holds up surprisingly well. My initial impression was a little tainted by the belief that it was a bit of a retread stylistically from Goodfellas (which it is). But the acting in this is superb (even Sharon Stone, who has probably never...
- 18.March.2009
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- by: Washington
- Washington rated this movie
8/10Great
This movie holds up surprisingly well. My initial impression was a little tainted by the belief that it was a bit of a retread stylistically from Goodfellas (which it is). But the acting in this is superb (even Sharon Stone, who has probably never been better), and it's gripping throughout its 3 hour running time.
Worth noting: the extras on the dvd/Blu-Ray are worth watching for the documentaries about the real-life people this movie was based on.
- 18.March.2009
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- by: Washington
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