Movie #172: Casino

Movie #: 172
Movie Title: Casino
Year Released: 1995

Director: Martin Scorsese
Notable Cast: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, James Woods, Alan King, Kevin Pollak, Frank Vincent, Pasquale Cajano

Short Description: Greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two mobster best friends and a trophy wife over a gambling empire. (IMDB.com)


Rank on the Top 100 Lists (as of 1/7/2013)

AFI.com: N/A
IMDB.com: N/A
Ranker.com: #69
Lifed.com: #93
Empire.com: N/A
FilmCrave.com: N/A
FlickChart.com: N/A



Date Watched: 2/10/2016

Grade: 3 out of 5 (Good)

Rationale: I enjoyed Casino, especially the unique touch of double narration by De Niro’ character Ace and Pesci’s character Nicky, but by the time the second hour finishes and you realize there’s still another hour to go, fatigue sets in quick. The movie felt like it was done in numerous small parts because of jumps in time and I lost count of how often we see Ace struggling to manage a casino and keep a low profile while his whore, druggy wife Ginger runs off with her only real love (money) to her former pimp and his friend Nicky gains more power as a crime lord. The whole thing seemed repetitive in nature yet thankfully with evolving circumstances each time to stave off boredom.