Though I refer to is as "GoodFellas, but three hours long and in a Casino" it is not just a retread of Goodfellas. I still find it inferior though. Sharon Stone's hysterics for the last hour or so start to get very repetitive and tedious, its style feels more rough around the edges (even garish at points) than Goodfellas and despite all the snap Scorsese puts in to the film it ultimately ends up feeling a bit flabby. Still an enjoyable, stylishly put together ride but far from great.

84.750

Some of it's excellent, some just adequate. The Saul Bass credits are a particular highlight, and Joe Pesci's performance is fun. I did think it was very epic and engaging, but little things - such as the wearyingly overpowering dual narration - dragged it down a little.

pesci recycled his role from goodfellas but this movie is underrated

I'll never understand why Scorsese made all these gangster crime movies - I prefer his more recent departures from this theme - but this is as good as any of the crime films he ever made. He has managed to do something with violence that few filmmakers have been able to do - make it more horrifying and repulsive than it is entertaining, and this is admirable. I just have to wonder what the point of this story is. It seems so primitive for such a master filmmaker.

I can't believe I waited so many years to see this one. A great story and great characters add up to a thoroughly engrossing and exceptionally stylized tale of crime and dishonesty. It doesn't hold a candle to Taxi Driver or Raging Bull but it's definitely one of his finest. Not to be missed !!!

Admittedly Casino isn't the best collaboration with Scorsese and De Niro. Now that isn't to say it's a bad film or even anything less than a brilliant film just that they've done a bit better previously. It's hard to really say anything that hasn't been said before. It's a Scorsese gangster flick so you can expect a brutal, but great, story, interesting characters and a superb cast. Definite must see.

Sure it's just Goodfellas again, but who cares? It's still great. Also, Sharon Stone pulls off one of the most despicable characters ever written.

3 hours... pretty long right? Not in this movie, it ain't! Scorsese takes you along into the lives of Ace and Nicky, two mobsters trying to make a living in Las Vegas, and the former's girl friend Ginger, and doesn't leave you bored for a second. De Niro, Pesci and Sharon Stone all deliver top notch performances, making Casino a very enjoyable ride in the casino mafia life of money, guns and drugs.

Somewhat derivative from "Goodfellas" - which can't be a bad thing.

Almost as powerful as "Goodfellas" In addition to its mob atmosphere, this film also boasts a superb performance by Sharon Stone.

Goodfellas in Las Vegas

It wants to be a Goodfellas part 2, but it comes nowhere close to matching it.

692