Casino

Pros: great dialogue, performances and cinematography
Cons: Its comparisons to Goodfellas made it an easy target for criticism.

I had an encounter with a teen. I'd caught her trying to hustle me. I said, "You need to stop doing this." "Why?" she asked. "Because it's against the rules?" "No, I said, "because you suck at it." I then explained to her the way things work. ...

Pros: Sharon Stone and James Woods
Cons: Overlong, DeNiro, Pesci, editing

Casino (1995) Directed by the celebrated Martin Scorsese, Casino left me a little flat. I began to wonder if the billing as America's greatest living director had gone to his head... Worse, I was left wondering if main character ...

Pros: The story, the cast
Cons: Lots of profanity

In the whole scheme of mob/mafia movies, I’d have to say that Martin Scorsese’s Casino ranks in the top ten, (okay, maybe even top 5) of all time best organized crime flicks. The massive talent and the unforgettable characters in ...

Pros: fun movie
Cons: "die ginger, dammit!" i shouted at my computer screen.

I'll admit off the bat that I have a weakness for organized crime movies, but I do believe that Casino is a thoroughly enjoyable film despite its numerous flaws. The story centers around Sam or "Ace" (Robert De Niro), a professional gambler who ...

Pros: Superb acting (Stone, Pesci, de Niro); story, costumes, colour, camerawork; spectacular opening sequence.
Cons: Graphic, brutal violence, excessive voice-overs; competes with ‘Scarface’ for most use of the f-word.

’When you love someone, you've gotta trust them. There's no other way. You've got to give them the key to everything that's yours. Otherwise, what's the point? And, for a while...I believed that's the kind of love I had.’ - Sam ...

Pros: Excellent acting, terrific pacing, solid story of rising and falling
Cons: Easily overshadowed by Goodfellas, uneven narration

After being amazing by Goodfellas I knew I was going to have to see Martin Scorsese’s next gangster film, Casino. Despite the fact it is not as well received as Goodfellas and more negative reviews cloud it but Casino impressed me. Sure it is not the ...

Pros: Brilliant cast, incredible story
Cons: A bit slow at times, possibly excessive on profanity and violence

Casino is a movie about an Italian playing a Jew. No, wait, that's Robert De Niro. In yet another brilliant film of epic proportions, director Martin Scorsese and actor Robert De Niro, team up to tell a story of power, greed, money, and deception.
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Pros: So that's what happens to my money... Interesting. Very interesting indeed
Cons: One gallon of blood... Two gallons... Three gallons... Alright, on to the next victim!

In the last ten years, Martin Scorsese’s reputation as “America’s Greatest Living Filmmaker” really hit the skids, didn’t it? After the gangster movie classic GoodFellas and the brilliant remake of Cape Fear, things just seemed to go ...

Pros: Story, characters, cast, production values
Cons: A three hour tour? Strong Violence, EXTREME profanity

Martin Scorcese is easily one of my favorite directors. He's made some seriously great films like Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, Gangs of New York, and The King Of Comedy. So when he made Casino, he added the New York Touch without having the movie set in New ...

Pros: cast, sets, costumes, cinematography, editing
Cons: script, story, characters

Two of director Martin Scorsese's best films feature both Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci. Raging Bull (1980) and Goodfellas (1990) were nominated for Best Picture, and deservedly so. It seemed logical for Scorcese to attempt a third cinema...

Pros: Shows a great behind the scenes look of casinos
Cons: Acting, Characters, Script, Violence

Let me start off by saying that I’m a huge mobster movie buff. My top favorite films are Goodfellas, The Godfather 2, The Godfather, Scarface, and Carlito’s Way in that order. I live and breathe this stuff. If it has Pacino or De ...

Pros: Detailed, intricate story; excellent performances; suspenseful
Cons: Scorsese seems to be on cruise control

Las Vegas is all about greed, everyone knows that. It was founded by gangsters in the 1930s and continued to be run by organized crime for about 40 years. "Casino" is a good crime film that pulls no punches in its depiction of Las Vegas as seen through ...

Pros: As a film fan, it's a treat to watch Martin Scorsese at work.
Cons: None Of Note.

First and foremost, I am a HUGE film fan. That's why, for me, my four star rating for "Casino" has to be partly credited to director Martin Scorsese himself. Indeed, "Casino" is the work of a true craftsman, a true artist. There is one shot in ...

Pros: Great performances from DeNiro, Pesci, Woods and Stone. Fantastic soundtrack. Flawless 1st half.
Cons: Repetitive 2nd half. Sloppy editing at times. Similarities to Goodfellas are hard to ignore.

Casino was viewed by most people as nothing but Goodfellas Part 2 upon its initial theatrical release in the summer of 1995. It had the same director (Martin Scorsese), the same writer (Nicholas Pileggi) and the same two stars (Robert DeNiro and Jose...

Pros: Scorsese's visuals, DeNiro, casino and gambling information
Cons: Terrible characters, too similar to "Goodfellas", weak core

Argue with me all you want, but it's really hard to enjoy a movie in which there's not a single likeable character. It took me a long time to realize that about "Casino" and to put my finger on why it just didn't faze me.

This year Gus Van...