Review of Bugsy (1991) by Orlando D — 23 Feb 2013
Warren Beatty is perfectly cast as the smooth talking, charismatic gangster Bugsy Siegel in Oscar winner Barry Levinson's(Rain Man) Bugsy. Levinson crafted a well directed, well acted cast on the rise and fall of Bugsy and it was not a rival gangster that brought him down, it was a tough-talking starlet Virginia Hill(Annette Bening, who stole her scenes) who causes his downfall as he is blinded by her.
The cinematography is excellent and well as the set directions and costumes. It's a sprawling film that seems overlong but the film is never boring due to Levinson's direction and fine cast. This film is largely overlooked but it has the feel of an old gangster film of the 30's and 40's.
A well made film that deserves a bigger audience.
This review of Bugsy (1991) was written by Orlando D on 23 Feb 2013.
Bugsy has generally received positive reviews.
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