Life's a gamble!

Rating: 10/10 (24 July 2009)

Running a casino is a very risky job. You'll make friends, you make enemies, you'll meet all sorts of characters. Robert De Niro plays Sam, a no-nonsense casino owner who will not tolerate any outside hustle. They take no guff in spotting a cheater. I like the part where the crew tortures one of the cheaters with the ball peen hammer to his hand. Joe Pesci is always at his best at playing a hot-headed ruffian. He seems to be the kind of person who don't tolerate disrespect. He takes out anyone, at anytime, anywhere. He's the problem solver so to say. Both DeNiro and Pesci are back as a team again since "Goodfellas", only this time it's mob free. However, Pesci's character is a lot shadier. So when he gets cut off, he goes berserk and tries to off him. He had to learn the hard way, on who his "friends" were when he and his brother were taken out in the cornfield and was whacked. Great movie great cast. Sharon Stone was at her best, James Woods was great, Don Rickles was neat. Enjoy this piece of work, because life's a gamble in Sin City!
5 stars!