Great Story, Great Cast, Perfect Picture

Rating: 10/10 (28 February 2001)

Casino is an underrated film that sits in the shadow of other Scorsese greats like Goodfellas. However, I honestly think this is Scorsese's best picture. It has the best ensemble cast out of all his films, and each character is opened up more than in Goodfellas. Sharon Stone's role is amazing and very enjoyable to watch... Pesci is his same great self... and De Niro shows us once again why he is the best actor of the last few decades. I found that this story was very engaging and the insight it offered behind Las Vegas, crime, and casinos was very interesting. The direction of this movie is superb... each scene carries emotion and brilliance. I truly believe this movie deserves to earn a much higher IMDB rating. It deserves to be among the top 250 movies, if not much higher. In fact, along with Pulp Fiction and American Beauty, Casino is among my 3 favorite dramas ever.