Goodfellas II: The Desert

Rating: 4/10 (22 October 2006)

I'm giving this a four out of ten because it is not necessarily a bad film. But for Scorcese, it's not a good film.
Goodfellas is highly superior to this crock. Where Casino is showy, at times arrogant, and even excessive, Goodfellas is nuanced, hungry, and even new. Casino just feels recycled. It is beyond me how people can endlessly praise this movie and pejoratively reject films like 'Gangs of New York' or this year's 'The Departed.' Rent and rave if you want to fall in with the crowd, but otherwise, keep an open mind and try something different.
However, this does not mean the film isn't good - it's fine. But, as I mentioned before, it isn't new.