Wow....just wow....

Rating: 10/10 (3 August 2007)

This movie has gotta be the most underrated film ever. I think the reason why people don't consider this a classic is because everyone has to constantly compare this movie to Goodfellas and because of this they say that Casino is somewhat of a rip off of Goodfellas, WHY? Because it has a similar cast? BIG DEAL. In my opinion I actually think Casino is better and more enjoyable and not to mention more realistic, in the movie pretty much all the gangsters are extremely violent which is what gangsters are in real life, this case, you've gotta point out the character Nicky (Pesci) for that since there's a scene where he actually stabs a tough guy with a pen and makes him begging for his life and another when he crushes a guys head in a vise. And Ace (DeNiro) when he caught two cheaters in his casino and had one of them get his hand smashed with a hammer.
The plot is very, very easy to get into. It explains how the Mafia controlled the casino in Las Vegas which created a sort of a multi-million dollar gambling empire and at the end the entire empire crumbled, just like that. It's a great story, I love it.
The acting is excellent, Robert DeNiro is as good as ever, Joe Pesci always good at playing the violent psychotic gang member. And Sharon Stone should've won the Oscar that she was nominated for her flawless performance.
This film is without a doubt worth watching and is one of Scorsese's best.