"Casino" is no Disney Land

Rating: 10/10 (6 July 2005)

What a daring piece of cinema Casino is. Martin Scorsese holds nothing back in this masterpiece from the 1990s. Many consider Casino to be the sequel to Goodfellas. I completely agree with this, and for many reasons. And, if this truly is a sequel, I believe that Casino is the greatest sequel in the history of film-making. And I believe that Casino is better than Goodfellas, but not by much. This film is very in depth about the lives of gangsters and how casinos are managed. Parts of Casino feel like a documentary. Robert De Niro delivers one of his best performances as Ace. Sharon Stone is unbelievably believable as Ginger, who drastically changes as the film continues. Joe Pesci steels the movie yet again, playing Nicky, who acts very similar to the character that he played in Goodfellas. The lighting is beautiful and very shiny. Scorsese pulled it off once again. I heard that he claimed that after this film he would never return to violence. He did. Casino is one heck of a thrill ride. You must see this picture.