The town will never be the same. Today it looks like Disneyland.

Rating: 10/10 (2 June 2011)

Casino is one of the best gangster movies I have ever seen. I like this film slightly better than Goodfellas but i like that film too. The thing I like about this movie is that it shows you how Las Vegas came to be and is no longer. This movie has an excellent cast of top-list actors including Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci. Robert De Niro did an outstanding job portraying the main character Sam 'Ace' Rothstein. He was based on a real person named Frank 'Lefty' Rosenthal who was a sports handicapper and who also ran a casino in Las Vegas for the mob. Joe Pesci was just amazing as Nick 'Nicky' Santoro, Sam Rothsteins friend. I also liked Sharon Stones performance as Ginger, Sam Rothsteins wife. Although the film was nearly 3 hours long, I thought it was very well done, the cinematography was excellent, the acting was top notch, and it was very well paced. It is a must-see.