Scorsese's most visually stunning film.

Rating: 10/10 (22 March 2011)

Martin Scorsese has been hailed as one of the greatest modern directors ever to take on the Silver Screen and for good reason. With a unique style that involves strong themes of crime and redemption, virtuoso camera work, quick pacing, and violent imagery; Martin Scorsese has carved his name into the crime genre and the movie world as a whole.
Now, many know Scorsese for his gritty and violent crime films like Goodfellas, Mean Streets, and The Departed, but I think the Scorsese style (at least the visual style) shows through best in his Crime epic, Casino.
In Casino, Martin Scorsese uses some of his best camera work and his most stunning compositions to pantomime the feel and atmosphere of an actual casino. The quick movements, the flashing lights, the almost schizophrenic nature all comes together to form one of the most beautiful films I've ever seen.
IT doesn't just stop at the camera-work. The way the story is told also plays a big part in this subtle dance. The film almost seems like one gigantic vignette as Robert DeNiro and Joe Pesci narrate for good chunks of the film as it lays out the story. It seamlessly glides between Vignettes, montages, and narrative story telling to almost make it like watching a novel.
If there were ever films to come so close to being like paintings it would be The Seventh Seal and this.