Really good ... not great

Rating: 8/10 (10 December 2017)

It's inevitable that you end up comparing "Casino" to "Goodfellas", which is too bad because it doesn't really stand up to that comparison (very little does). "Casino" has a lot of great performances in great scenes with great dialogue, but it doesn't really hold together as a great narrative. I get the feeling while watching it that I could re- order most of the scenes and it would play just as well. I think it's because the subject matter here is a lot bigger, and the sprawling 3 hour film still feels like it's leaving out a lot as it crams a ton of dense detail into it's narration. A really good Scorsese film, but not a great one.