Overview
In early-1970s Las Vegas, low-level mobster Sam "Ace" Rothstein gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino. At first, he's a great success in the job, but over the years, problems with his loose-cannon enforcer Nicky Santoro, his ex-hustler wife Ginger, her con-artist ex Lester Diamond and a handful of corrupt politicians put Sam in ever-increasing danger.
Overall I thought this was a pretty decent movie. The movie did start to lose focus over the second hour (the first hour was much stronger). Martin Scorsese just missed having a film that was right up there with some of his other classics (Raging Bull, The Departed, Goodfellas, etc). The cast is first-rate – De niro, Pesci, Frank Vincent, Sharon Stone, and many more.
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Movie title: Casino
Movie description: In early-1970s Las Vegas, low-level mobster Sam "Ace" Rothstein gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino. At first, he's a great success in the job, but over the years, problems with his loose-cannon enforcer Nicky Santoro, his ex-hustler wife Ginger, her con-artist ex Lester Diamond and a handful of corrupt politicians put Sam in ever-increasing danger.
Date published: 2007-10-14
Director(s): Martin Scorsese
Actor(s): Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, James Woods, Don Rickles, Alan King, Kevin Pollak, Pasquale Cajano, L.Q. Jones, Dick Smothers, Frank Vincent, Oscar Goodman, Richard Riehle, Catherine Scorsese, Vinny Vella, Nobu Matsuhisa, Erika von Tagen, Nick Mazzola, David Rose, John Bloom, Joseph Rigano, Philip Suriano, Melissa Prophet, Bill Allison, Joe La Due, Joseph P. Reidy, Craig Vincent, Carl Ciarfalio, Gene Ruffini, Dominick Grieco, Clem Caserta, Daniel P. Conte, Joey DePinto, Jack Orend, Paul Herman, Jed Mills, Claudia Haro, Ffolliott Le Coque, John Manca, Ronald Maccone, Joseph Bono, Frank Adonis, Anthony Russell, Stuart Nisbet, Alfred Nittoli, C.C. Carr, Peter Conti, Steve Vignari, Frankie J. Allison, Steve Schirripa
Genre: Crime
My Review
Overall I thought this was a pretty decent movie. The movie did start to lose focus over the second hour (the first hour was much stronger). Martin Scorsese just missed having a film that was right up there with some of his other classics (Raging Bull, The Departed, Goodfellas, etc). The cast is first-rate – De niro, Pesci, Frank Vincent, Sharon Stone, and many more.
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My Review - 8/10
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