Review of Casino (1995) by Melvin W — 04 Jul 2011

Ace Rothstein: I want you to exit this guy off the premises, I want you to exit him off his feet and I want you to use his head to open the fucking door.

Casino doesn't get the respect it deserves. When you hear people talk about Scorsese and De Niro; it's Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, and Raging Bull. What about Casino? This is the third time Scorsese worked with both De Niro and Pesci and again it's a complete masterpiece. De Niro and Pesci play their roles absolutely perfect every time they work with Scorsese. Casino tells the story of Sam Rothstein; who ran a casino in Las Vegas with a little help from the mob. His best friend Nicky Soranto starts making things messy for him in Vegas and as a result their entire empire they had built starts falling all around them. Sharon Stone gives a fantastic performance as Sam's wife, Ginger. In the first half of the movie you see why Sam could fall for her; even the viewer begins to like her, even though she's a gold-digging whore. Then the second half comes you absolutely hate her. This shift in feelings about a character really shows how good her performance was. Again, Scorsese's little details, like an amazing soundtrack shine through and make the movie all the better. This is a great movie that deserves as much respect as Goodfellas in my opinion.