Synopsis
In early-1970s Las Vegas, Sam "Ace" Rothstein gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino. At first, he's a great success in the job, but over the years, problems with his loose-cannon enforcer Nicky Santoro, his ex-hustler wife Ginger, her con-artist ex Lester Diamond and a handful of corrupt politicians put Sam in ever-increasing danger.
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Cast
- Robert De NiroSam 'Ace' Rothstein
- Sharon StoneGinger McKenna
- Joe PesciNicky Santoro
- James WoodsLester Diamond
- Don RicklesBilly Sherbert
- Alan KingAndy Stone
- Kevin PollakPhillip Green
- L.Q. JonesPat Webb
- Dick SmothersSenator
- Frank VincentFrank Marino
Recommendations
- 100
Chicago Sun-Times
Scorsese tells his story with the energy and pacing he's famous for, and with a wealth of little details that feel just right. - 90
Rolling Stone
Whether or not Casino meets your expectations, it delivers the rush you only get from an audacious gamble. - 88
ReelViews
Several flaws, mostly minor, keep Casino on a plateau slightly below that of the director's best (Mean Streets, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, Goodfellas). - 88
USA Today
A 2-hour classic wrongfully stretched into three. - 75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Visually impressive, splendidly performed, thematically significant, this is a movie in full possession of every key cinematic asset except one -- a solid script. Casino is a polished vehicle with an untuned engine. - 70
Chicago Reader
Simultaneously quite watchable and passionless. - 70
Los Angeles Times
One of the ironies of Casino is that even though Scorsese is interested in the story's wider implications, he focuses so much energy on that unsavory romantic triangle that he and the film lose sight of the larger issues. - 60
Newsweek
As anthropology, it's fascinating, and everything about the production is first class. But the human drama at the heart of this movie is stillborn.
