Casino Movie
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TAGLINES
No one stays at the top forever.
Luck has nothing to do with the games they play.
They had it all, they ran the show, and it was paradise...while it lasted.
Don't Push Your Luck.
Winner loses all.
This Martin Scorsese film depicts the Janus-like quality of Las Vegas—it has a glittering, glamorous face, as well as a brutal, cruel one. Ace Rothstein and Nicky Santoro, mobsters who move to Las Vegas to make their mark, live and work in this paradoxical world. Seen through their eyes, each as a foil to the other, the details of mob involvement in the casinos of the 1970's and '80's are revealed. Ace is the smooth operator of the Tangiers casino, while Nicky is his boyhood friend and tough strongman, robbing and shaking down the locals. However, they each have a tragic flaw—Ace falls in love with a hustler, Ginger, and Nicky falls into an ever-deepening spiral of drugs and violence.
| Robert De Niro | Sam 'Ace' Rothstein |
| Sharon Stone | Ginger McKenna/Rothstein |
| Joe Pesci | Nicky Santoro |
| James Woods | Lester Diamond |
| Frank Vincent | Frank Marino |
| Pasquale Cajano | Remo Gaggi |
| Kevin Pollak | Phillip Green |
| Don Rickles | Billy Sherbert |
| Vinny Vella | Artie Piscano |
| Alan King | Andy Stone |
| L. Q. Jones | Pat Webb |
| Dick Smothers | Senator |
| Joseph Rigano | Vincent Borelli |
| John Bloom | Don Ward |
| Melissa Prophet | Jennifer Santoro |
| Martin Scorsese |
7.90 out of 10 (47819 votes)
Visitor Reviews
Casino
posted on 03 Aug 2009One of the best directed and acted films I have ever seen. The direction is totally atmospheric and the cast actually do not seem to be acting - they all appear to be actually who they are portraying - this seems to me to be the number one criterion for a fantastic, knowledgeable, informative film.I have to say that there is much violence and profanity in it, but, this is necessary to portray the story correctly. The portrayal of the main characters by Stone, Pesci and di Nero are the best I have ever seen.This film deserves to be listed among the top ten ever made.Goodfellas is another film in this genre and the above comments about Casino fit here as well.
Typically fantastic Scorcese film
posted on 31 Jul 2009I have to admit my bias, because I believe that Scorcese cannot do wrong - ever. Even his lesser-known or critically panned films are above the "great film" line, and Casino is certainly no exception. Casino spans three decades and chronicles the true story of a faction of the mob who ran Las Vegas casinos. Robert DeNiro plays Ace Rothstein, a fantastic bookie who is chosen to run the Tangiers hotel and casino. Along the way, he marries a drug-addicted con-artist trophy wife (Sharon Stone) and struggles with his friendship with loose-cannon Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci). Rothstein is a complicated figure in that he is not a heavy, yet he wields a lot of power due to the respect he has gained from his mob bosses back home. Robert DeNiro and Joe Pesci are both fantastic in their roles, and Sharon Stone actually turned out a non-irritating performance. As the viewer, you can't stand her, but that is the point. Scorcese's normal supporting cast are also involved in this film, including his great mother - even though she usually has incredibly minimal roles, they are always memorable.Scorcese seems to have several different directing styles, and Casino follows in the tradition of Goodfellas as a pseudo-documentary. A lot of the exposition is revealed by the characters themselves in the form of voice-overs, and several scenes are filmed in documentarian fashion. The entire production however, is sleek and very quick. The use of music bears mentioning as well: Most Martin Scorcese films have an amazing soundtrack that adds to and enhances the scene. Being a child of the MTV age, I'm a sucker for good uses of music in films and Scorcese is a master. Scorcese doesn't just utilize the soundtrack, he makes it part of the storytelling - by the music, we chronologically know what time period we are witnessing, since one cannot rely on other factors, such as fashion alone. One of my favorite scenes in film which effectively involves music is actually from Casino - the very intense scene when the relationship between DeNiro, Stone and Pesci come to a head in the climax of the film. The pounding music cut throughout this scene is a cover of "Satisfaction" by Devo and the result is absolutely brilliant. Being a complete film geek, I generally don't go to films that feature certain stars, I go to films by certain directors and Scorcese is one of them. While this was probably the tenth time I'd seen this film there were more things I noticed, and I'm sure I'll notice more upon my eleventh viewing. The man is a complete genius, and a gift to film - my suggestion is to watch some of his films, then check out his unbelievable series, "A Personal Journey with Martin Scorcese Through American Movies" which was done the same year as Casino. The series is essentially a primer on the history of film, sectioned off by film genres. You not only will experience his amazing intellect and massive knowledge of film history, but his incredible humility as well.--Shelly
Shiny, but not without a few nicks
posted on 31 Jul 2009In 1990, Martin Scorsese unleashed Nicholas Pileggi's hard boiled docu book to the cinema. After viewing it for the first time, I knew than and I am still confident today in 2009, Goodfellas is one of the finest motion pictures that will ever be made, let alone the best gangster movie of them all.Having read the Pileggi book prior to seeing the film, I was surprised how well the writer and director translated the source material. Casino is probably the best Vegas movie you'll see. I'd call Fear and Loathing a close second. Leaving Las Vegas, to me, was well acted, but boring and overly "arty."So yeah Casino is a slick piece of craft. Slick cinematography, slick design, slick acting. But the heart and soul we'd find in Goodfellas is clearly missing from this take. The mechanisms of greed, the procedures of skimming are fascinatingly and warmly documented here, but the people are just not very interesting. There is a good 45 minutes of human drama about humans we don't give a shi*t about.But the good in Casino is so good, we forget about the thin characterizations. We forget its too long, we forget, at least a little, Sharon Stone is the only miscast part. Sure its got a few spots, but this one is still pretty bright to watch, even nearly 15 years on. You have to hand it to Scorsese. Even his crappy movies are damned good.
Eh, not the best...
posted on 25 Jul 2009Mafia Movies are my thing so I know and seen them all. It was alright. I thought it could have been a much better movie. The effects were too fake and not enough action. As for the effects... One part Joe Pesci kills a lady by shooting her in the head three times at close range. No blood whatsoever. Joe Pesci tilts the head and blood comes from the mouth. No too fake. Anothing I didn't like was that Joe Pesci. He can act but he isn't all that good in the bad guy role. I dunno it just wasn't that good. It isn't worth the buy.
Sharon Stone's Best Work
posted on 22 Jul 2009I don't really care about what people say. I think that Sharon Stone really deserved this Academy Award nomination and I hoped that she would win. I knew she wouldn't though. This is Sharon Stone's best work and I think this role really showed that Sharon Stone is an Actress not just a bimbo. Sharon Stone as Ginger McKenna and she electrified the screen and I think that she will someday win the Oscar!!
a disappointment from Scorsese
posted on 22 Jul 2009I believe Martin Scorsese is one of the best directors in our time. I believe Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci are among the best actors. But Casino was a major disappointment in my opinion. If you enjoyed this movie and gave it any more starts than me please tell me why.Sharon Stone is one of the things that killed it for this movie. You can't have an all-cast then throw in an actress like Sharon Stone. Also if you've seen Goodfellas one of my favorite movies then this will also seem like a disappointment. Casino, in my opinion plays off of it- similar script, and violence.I'm not saying don't see the movie. I believe you should, but don't have your expectations too high because then it'll seem like s*** and I guess that's one of the reasons why I disliked it as well.Scorsese, if you're reading this I believe you could of done better with this movie. Just change the script a little so it's not as similar as Goodfellas, get Sharon Stone out of the picture, and change the second half of the movie because the first half I enjoyed.
No One Stays at the Top Forever
posted on 25 Jun 2009It's not an easy task making my list of ten best films ever. In fact, the list is rarely altered. Martin Scorsese now holds three of those spots. His 1995 film, "Casino," is cinematic poetry and heart-wrenching tragedy rolled up into one. It is one of the best films ever made.Sam "Ace" Rothstein (Robert De Niro) is a professional gambler, and one of the best of his time. The setting is 1973. Rothstein is connected with the Mafia, who wish to open a casino in Las Vegas. They realize Rothstein knows the business and they put him in charge. His boyhood friend, Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci) wants to give Vegas a try, and Rothstein has no objections. Eventually, the De Niro character falls in love with Ginger McKenna (Sharon Stone), who may or may not have the same feelings towards him. As time passes, Nicky starts taking over the town of Las Vegas through murder and extortion. He is labeled the local mob boss, and this begins to cause trouble for Rothstein. The public exposes him and the casino of being mob-lead, and this movie is about how something so glamorous, can be turned so ugly, simply by the actions one decides to partake in.I don't think there's any question; Martin Scorsese is one of the greatest directors who ever lived. He manages to piece together perfection each time he makes a film. They are entertaining and magical, but remain harrowing and relevant. All film students should watch his technique carefully. No one, however, could impersonate his genius.The acting here is beyond great. Robert De Niro is absolutely fantastic as Ace Rothstein. He is one of the best actors who ever breathed, and he gives another example as to why. Sharon Stone does a wonderful job as the emotionally disrupt and confused wife of Rothstein. Joe Pesci as Nicky Santoro is superb. He is nothing short of brilliant in Scorsese pictures, and here, his streak continues. Great supporting performances from James Woods, Frank Vincent, and Kevin Pollak.One of the greatest things about this movie is the story. It all started brilliantly, and then it all turned around, simply because these people choose to live their life as they do. They're in it for the money, but what's the point of money when you lose everything because of the life you chose? The story is all the more fascinating knowing it's based on fact.The screenplay by Nicholas Pileggi and Martin Scorsese is without flaw, and the dialogue is stunning.When you wrap everything together; the directing, the screenplay, the acting, and editing, you are reminded on the film's tag-line: "No One Stays at the Top Forevor." That may be, but this film might be at the top forever. Magnificent.
Strangely satisfying
posted on 22 Jun 2009When I first saw this movie on the big screen when it was first released, I was overwhelmed, and not in a pleasant way. The only other Scorsese film I had seen in a theater was The Age of Innocence. Casino simply had too much dirty words, blood n guts, insanity, strife, drugs, and messed-up stuff in general for me to enjoy on an initial screening at a movie theater. The surreal lighting didn't help matters. However, I recently watched it (on a much smaller screen) and liked it.
Robert DeNiro's character, Ace Rothstein is likable, even though he could be a jerk. He never once hit Sharon Stone's character, Ginger, unlike Joe Pesci's character, Nicky Santuro.SPOILER ALERT I guess what I liked about Ace is he never really changed, despite the fact that Ginger and Nicky agreed to the contrary just before one of their disgusting love-making marathons. He really was a tight-wad even before becoming big in Vegas, and he knew Ginger and Nicky were slime right from the start. He saw the good in Ginger, and that's what he was attracted to when he decided to marry her. She wasn't just a call girl to him.
Unfortunately for her, she must have not valued that good in herself enough to stay out of trouble and stay alive. As for Nicky, when he first decided to come to Vegas he DID consult Ace. Ace's gut was against it, but he decided to agree because he and Nicky were friends. If Ace had trusted his instincts to begin with, he might not have gone through the same troubles he had. In the end, we see that Ace goes back to doing what he did before he "became big", which helps prove he never really changed- he just acted on his instincts in the environment he was in. He made some big mistakes, to be sure. But the beauty of it is, he didn't "play the game"- he was himself. And basically, that's what this movie is about- an environent in a particular time. Ace, who, besides being an excellent gambler, really has no outstanding qualities and is something of an everyman, chronicles what it was like to be in his position in a way that people can sympathize with.Ginger's demise is, to say the least, the most satisfying of the movie. I found nothing about her character appealing, except for perhaps the first scene in which she appears. From then on, she personifies fakeness, emptiness. It's really sad that the one person she kept running back to was such a sleazebag (James Woods).Nicky's death was pretty tough to watch. The setting in the corn rows is creepy and the images are very grotesque. Sharon Stone and DeNiro are suberb in this movie. The tension between them in certain scenes is incredible. It seems like some of the scenes are improvised, they're so dead on. Well-acted, well-directed, well-written, highly recommended.
Comes in like a lion, goes out like a lamb
posted on 22 Jun 2009I just saw this recently on video for the first time. Another vintage Joe Pesci character, I laughed out loud quite a few times at his voice-overs. DeNiro as always is the man, and Sharon Stone has never been better.Starts out fast in a slam bang what's gonna happen next mode. I was riveted. Unfortunately the second half of the film was more like Divorce His/Divorce Hers than Goodfellas.Not Mr. Scorsese's best but see it anyway.
Good Film About Wiseguys In Vegas
posted on 19 Jun 2009I saw this film a whole buncha times when it came out. But the shot of the dummy in the exploding car in the beginning looks SO totally fake. How could a master director like Marty miss that? That bit has always driven me nuts. Why didn't they just use tinted windows on the car?That aside, this is a good Vegas mob movie. It isn't as good as 'Goodfellas' but its good enough. You get a real sense of 1970's Las Vegas as well as a nice cameo by my fave rave TV movie host, Joe Bob Briggs. Its also nice to see Sharon Stone in a movie that doesn't completely suck for a once. That gal has made more bad pictures than Photomat. Marty should stick to directing mob movies like this. Its when he tries to do something different we get stuck with junk like 'Kundun' or 'Age Of Innocence'. Rock on Marty baby...
Best Las Vegas Movie ever made.
posted on 07 Jun 2009Had me on the edge of my seat most of the time. Pesci is scary period. Dinero is possibly the greatest actor of my generation. Throw those two in a greatly scripted film and surround them with great supporting actors and you cant help but make a great movie.I don't consider this Goodfellas 2 but its close. Its a variant with two actors carried over. Don't get me wrong, This film stands very well on its own merit. If you never saw Goodfellas it wouldn't matter.You can always tell a great movie when you forget you are watching one.The violence is very scary and powerful. I grimaced several times the first time I saw it. The realism is there in every sense.A great rise and fall movie. In certain respects its sad the old days are over. There was an aura about it. But on the other hand, the Mafia was just to damned violent.
One Of The Best Mobsters Flicks
posted on 07 Jun 2009I often compare Casino to Goodfellas. Even though I like Goodfellas a little more, Casino is still one of the best gangster movies of all time. The dynamic duo (Robert Deniro and Joe Pesci) are fantastic in their roles. A must for collectors! Compliments to Martin Scorsese in another fine production...
great film, great soundtrack
posted on 26 May 2009An extremely captivating movie, Casino will suck you into its world. Scorcese's films often have a subtly seducing rhythym to them, and this one is no different. I came into this one expecting a rehash of his other movies, but came away pleasantly surprised (not to mention disturbed by the ultra-violent scenes, especially a sickening scene at the end with Joe Pesci and his brother, but it's what's to be expected in these types of movies; it definitely did not detract from the movie).Great performances by Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci, and an underrated performance by Sharon Stone, but the real star here is the terrific soundtrack, which not only adds much to the movie but is also a great listen-to on its own.
Better Than Goodfellas
posted on 26 May 2009I think that Casino is Martin Scorcese's best movie. Even better than Goodfellas, and Taxi Driver. The script is incredible, the screenplay is dazzling, the editing is perfect, and the ensemble cast is outstanding. Robert Deniro, Joe Pesci, and Sharon Stone, put in great performances as the leads. And the supporting cast which includes James Woods, Kevin Pollak, Frank Vincent, Don Rickles, and LQ Jones among others, is also excellent. The soundtrack is expansive and actually takes on a life of it own. The great music is used in the right situations. Scorcese uses the perfect mix of fact and fiction to create this glitz and gangster masterpiece set in Sin City.
Similar to Goodfellas, sure. But it was still excellent!!
posted on 11 May 2009Goodfellas is one of my favorite movies by far. Martin S. is up there with Kubrick and Stone as my favorite directors. When this movie first came out, I started to hear comparisons to Goodfellas. This got me very excited because I loved the film so much. I ended up loving this film almost as much as Goodfellas but no quite as much. Still, I love almost anything Marty does and here he succeeds in telling a wonderful story. I think its time for another Pesi-Deneiro-Scorcese-Pileggi reunion...please!!!!!
CASINO is long on local color and short on narrative drive. CASINO is also just plain long, clocking in at an excessive 182 minutes.
posted on 08 May 2009Martin Scorsese does deliver a vivid, pulsating look at what goes on behind the scenes in the temples of gambling out west, but fails at the human drama. Robert De Niro stars as Sam Rothstein, a Midwestern bookie with mob connections who is sent to Vegas in the '70s to run the Tangiers Casino. Sam is a hard worker and keeps his bosses in Kansas City happy with regular deliveries of cash-filled suitcases. Things start to go awry when his childhood buddy Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci) comes to town. Nicky is a psychotic gangster/lowlife whose strong-arm enforcement techniques eventually do him in. Sam has also fallen for blonde bombshell Ginger (Sharon Stone), a gold-digging hustler. For some unknown reason, Ginger can't seem to give up her former pimp, the slimeball Lester Diamond (James Woods). Maybe she's just attracted to his name. The jewelry collecting Ginger would certainly find "Mrs. Diamond" more her style than "Mrs. Rothstein." We unfortunately remain passive observers of the downward spiral that consumes these characters. As the third hour dragged on, I just got more and more impatient for the whole thing to be over. I want to be leaving Las Vegas. De Niro does De Niro as usual, but the character's emotional revelations are small potatoes. Pesci does a veritable reprise of his GOODFELLAS part. Funny at first, with his "F"ing vocabulary, Nicky soon starts to grate on the nerves. Quick, bring out the baseball bats. Sharon Stone does a respectable job as Ginger, but a Golden Globe win over Susan Sarandon (not to mention the ignored Kathy Bates) is a bit tough to swallow. The non-stop soundtrack of 70's hits is distracting at times, but the costumes and set designs are just right. Frankie Avalon, Jayne Meadows, Steve Allen and Jerry Vale play themselves. Guess Wayne Newton was out of town.
Wickedly entertaining
posted on 08 May 2009This is one of those gangster flicks where the acting is so incredible, you actually think you may intimately know the characters...but then again, I am from New Jersey!Anyway, Pesci is by far, the best. He portrays Nicky, a real crazy goomba with a mean attitude, and a tendency to make people dead.DeNiro...what can I say? Awesome as usual. Don Rickles is even in the movie. Sharon Stone turned out one hell of a performance...and James Woods, one of my all time favorites, is just fantastic.The violence is disturbing, but not gratuitous, and highly effective in accentuating the scenes.For sheer violence and authenticity, I give it a 9.0 out of 10.
Casino is one of the greatest movies in film history and a genuine modern work of art
posted on 05 May 2009Casino is one of the greatest movies in film history and a genuine modern work of art. I don't say that lightly, as there are a lot of great movies and mankind has done a lot of amazing things for us in the past 100 years, but Casino really is one of those movies that you would like to think every other movie since its release should try and live up to in terms of quality. The performance out of Sharon Stone is just amazing, Scorsese uses her to her best and you really feel that any other movie Sharon Stone has done just might have been wasting her true talents. Of course Scorsese is the real talent here and Casino is way up there with Goodfellas (although not as good as Goodfellas, but the fact that Casino is still one of the great movies of our time is just a testament to Scorsese's skills.Of course this is an R rated movie, it has liberal use of violence, language and drug use, so it is not one for your kids. But even though it has a lot of violence and such, not once did I feel I was offended, only that I was experiencing the movie exactly as Scorsese intended it. And I think it's safe to say that he intended it to be a masterpiece.You could point out a billion technical faults with Casino, but I would never see anything wrong with it. Although I don't feel it does it justice, as it seems many critics are happy to give full marks to any old movie, I give Casino an honest 10 out of 10, five stars and a highly recommended tag.
Movie Review: Casino (1995)
posted on 29 Apr 2009Martin Scorsese's Casino isn't as polished as his previous mafia masterpiece Goodfellas, but it is, nevertheless, another extraordinary entry into the director's astonishing body of work. Relying heavily on voice-over narration from both of its stars, the movie is a little sluggish in spots, making its running time of 178 minutes its most glaring flaw. However, the captivating performances of the three lead performers and the unrelenting violence overshadow enough of the film's minor flaws to make for a gritty, realistic experience of life in Las Vegas.Scorsese regular Robert De Niro stars as Sam "Ace" Rothstein, a gambling perfectionist who is hired by the Chicago Mob to run the Tangiers Casino in Las Vegas. Joe Pesci, in another psychopathic performance, co-stars as Rothstein's longtime friend Nicky Santoro, who is also sent to Vegas by the Chicago boys to keep the peace. After a very successful start in Vegas, Rothstein meets, and eventually marries, Ginger McKenna (Sharon Stone).Ace starts his inevitable decline just about the time he convinces Ginger to marry him. Ginger isn't totally committed, and is in fact still seeing an old pimp (James Woods), while Ace is forced to trust Ginger with his life. This turns out to be his critical mistake as Ginger spends his money about as quickly as Ace steals the cash.While dealing with the Ginger fiasco, Ace also has to deal with his hot- head friend Nicky. By consistently cheating in the casino, Nicky puts himself in danger of not only being black booked, but also of tarnishing Ace's name. The friendship of the two men eventually decline over time as the power of greed effortlessly stars to control their lives.I cannot say enough about these three lead performances. Pesci gives a performance that is on par, if not better, than his Oscar-winning turn in Goodfellas. De Niro gives another controlled, almost mechanical performance. Even though it seems so effortless for him, the audience is still captivated. And then there is Sharon Stone playing the former call girl, drug-addict wife of a crooked casino manager. It a loaded character, and a loaded performance, but they come together perfectly.So much of the movie is built on the scenes of confrontation between the main characters, and they are done to perfection. The movie is about greed, lying, deceit, and double-crossing the people you are closest to. There are bound to be multiple scenes of altercation, and if they weren't done right, the movie would've lost a lot of steam. One scene in particular comes to mind of an argument between Ace and Nicky. The scene I'm thinking of features Pesci in a polished suit and De Niro in a striped robe (his wardrobe is unbelievable in the film – in a good way), and I was in disbelief while watching the quarrel. The scene had to go on for about five minutes, and I'm sure a lot of the dialogue was improvised. The two actors, reminiscent of their roles in Goodfellas, are so perfectly cast that this brilliant scene seems so natural.The movie is filled with moments that remind us how polished of a filmmaker Scorsese is, and how polished his lead actors are. Some might argue that the main flaw of this movie is that it is almost a recreation of Goodfellas…Well, there is some truth to that, but that doesn't mean that after I finished this film I wasn't wishing for more of the same.
Gory but good.
posted on 21 Aug 2009Being a great fan of mob-movies, I have seen a lot of them. Casino ranks right up to the top-list along with Godfather and Goodfellas.Yes, the movie is long.. It lasts for about three hours, which might be a bit too long for a movie to last. How to keep one's interest up? Casino involves a lot of talking and only brief glimpses of action. Fortunately, the plot is interesting, yet easy to follow. This does not mean that the plot is stupid, though..And the action.. Well, don't come looking for any of that "Bam, your dead" -kinda action. Be set up for some really gory executions. This movie is not for the fainthearted..Sharon Stone was really surprisingly good, she was really annoying.. which is just what she should be. Every actor did his/her role accordingly, it is kind of hard to say anything about De Niro.. His character does not show that many feelings, but De Niro is still one of my favorite actors.Excellent movie, just takes some time to watch. If you are into mob-things, you will surely like this one.