It made me kind of sick.

Rating: Null/10 (22 November 1998)

I can usually understand varying points of view on a film. I know that there are some people who actually enoy movies like *The Mighty Ducks* and *Gordy,* and I can accept that. But *Casino* confuses me to no end. I simply can't understand why anybody would want to watch such a violent, unpleasant, irritating movie. I'm a pretty liberal guy, and I've seen plenty of ultra-violent films, but this is the only one that left me really unsettled with its complete reliance on brutality as a plot device. I don't want to see people getting hit with baseball bats for five minutes--do you? If so, please seek help and stay the hell away from me. Also, the acclaim given to Sharon Stone mystifies me. People--really--feel free to admit that she's not a good actress. She wasn't good in *King Solomon's Mines,* she wasn't good in *Basic Instinct,* and she's melodramatic and unconvincing in this worthless film.