Feels like a stylistic successor to Goodfellas, but lacks the degree of life and vibrancy that makes it a timeless classic. Still really well done and mostly captivating for what is a 3hr movie.

Sharon Stone peak performance. RDN makes the face a few times and Joe Pesci plays the same character. Not a lot to hate here, just look at those fucking suits!

Feels like a stylistic successor to Goodfellas, but lacks the degree of life and vibrancy that makes it a timeless classic. Still really well done and mostly captivating for what is a 3hr movie.

Sharon Stone peak performance. RDN makes the face a few times and Joe Pesci plays the same character. Not a lot to hate here, just look at those fucking suits!

What a movie. That was an immaculate film, I never felt like it was a slow movie even though it’s a 3 hour film, it’s also not the type of movie I generally am interested but I was glued to this one, that’s how great it is. The storytelling and characters are flawless, it’s so well done. The progression of the main character changing into what he became at the end was so well done. One of my only flaws I see with the film is the narration part, I’m not a big fan of that style of storytelling but in this movies case, it did work pretty well so it’s more a neutral critique than a negative one. That’s really the only thing I saw wrong with it. Also good golly, that ending was something else with the twists and the murders and Vegas turning into what it is today, chefs kiss. So well done. Another small critique but I wished they closed out the protagonists story a bit better, the very very end felt a tad rushed showing him old, felt like it missed a little bit of lore which would’ve been insightful especially with his daughter. Felt a tad rushed. Anyways, amazing movie, will watch again.

What a movie. That was an immaculate film, I never felt like it was a slow movie even though it’s a 3 hour film, it’s also not the type of movie I generally am interested but I was glued to this one, that’s how great it is. The storytelling and characters are flawless, it’s so well done. The progression of the main character changing into what he became at the end was so well done. One of my only flaws I see with the film is the narration part, I’m not a big fan of that style of storytelling but in this movies case, it did work pretty well so it’s more a neutral critique than a negative one. That’s really the only thing I saw wrong with it. Also good golly, that ending was something else with the twists and the murders and Vegas turning into what it is today, chefs kiss. So well done. Another small critique but I wished they closed out the protagonists story a bit better, the very very end felt a tad rushed showing him old, felt like it missed a little bit of lore which would’ve been insightful especially with his daughter. Felt a tad rushed. Anyways, amazing movie, will watch again.

"I guess Vegas just got the best of us"

i love how it almost feels like the camera is dancing the first third of this.
crazy to me that he made this and goodfellas in the span of 5 years, so impressive.

"I guess Vegas just got the best of us"

i love how it almost feels like the camera is dancing the first third of this.
crazy to me that he made this and goodfellas in the span of 5 years, so impressive.

classic scorsese but goodfellas and wolf of wall street are better. great soundtrack tho, without you by harry nilsson is a classic and surprisingly underused in film

classic scorsese but goodfellas and wolf of wall street are better. great soundtrack tho, without you by harry nilsson is a classic and surprisingly underused in film

Casino is Scorsese’s victory lap following Goodfellas. Same narration, same kinetic editing, same jukebox gold music. But when you might expect Ray Liotta's aspiring swagger, you get De Niro's insane control freak and Pesci's hardly restrained beast. There's no one to cheer for and that’s the purpose of this film.

Casino is topped by what? Sharon Stone. ( She’s the heart and the wound of the movie). She’s a hustler who thinks she’s won the lotto, only to eventually learn she’s traded one trap for another. Her performance is gritty, demanding, unforgettable.

What works less well? The run-time. It's an almost three hour movie and you feel every storyline, every voiceover twist, every time Ace explains the skim for the umpteenth time. The middle drags just enough to be noticed. Not enough to spoil it, but enough to make it not perfect.

But when it works, the desert, the last leg of bodies and burnouts, it’s pure Scorsese. Shiny, brutish, and very skeptical about what money does to humans.

Masterpiece that needs another trim. I shouldve watch it back to back with Goodfellas since it would give me time to ask yourself which one I genuinely like.

Casino is Scorsese’s victory lap following Goodfellas. Same narration, same kinetic editing, same jukebox gold music. But when you might expect Ray Liotta's aspiring swagger, you get De Niro's insane control freak and Pesci's hardly restrained beast. There's no one to cheer for and that’s the purpose of this film.

Casino is topped by what? Sharon Stone. ( She’s the heart and the wound of the movie). She’s a hustler who thinks she’s won the lotto, only to eventually learn she’s traded one trap for another. Her performance is gritty, demanding, unforgettable.

What works less well? The run-time. It's an almost three hour movie and you feel every storyline, every voiceover twist, every time Ace explains the skim for the umpteenth time. The middle drags just enough to be noticed. Not enough to spoil it, but enough to make it not perfect.

But when it works, the desert, the last leg of bodies and burnouts, it’s pure Scorsese. Shiny, brutish, and very skeptical about what money does to humans.

Masterpiece that needs another trim. I shouldve watch it back to back with Goodfellas since it would give me time to ask yourself which one I genuinely like.