Almost perfect

Rating: 9/10 (9 March 2005)

This movie almost has it all. Acting is at its finest, the direction is excellent, the story is interesting and it has a good plot, however, this movie is not for everyone to see. The amount of violence is very high (a bit too much) and there's a lot of swearing in this.
As always, Robert De Niro is at his best, making sure he knows every little single detail of what's going on in his casino. He doesn't play the typical Italian here. If he sees someone cheating at a table, he lets them go with a warning instead of killing them.
Joe Pesci, on the other hand is very similar to the character he played in 'Goodfellas'. His job is to make sure that nobody messes with Ace. He ends up going too far. After sleeping with Ace's wife, not taking orders from the bosses back home and doing things his own way, it's obvious he has to suffer the consequences.
Sharon Stone is at her best here as the gold digger and drunk wife.
Overall, 'Casino' is a well acted movie, but as I said it's not for everyone to see. It contains a lot of "F" words.
Rating: 8.5/10