The unbelievable true story of how a professional gambler (Robert De Niro), his hooker wife (Sharon Stone) and a hot-headed gangster (Joe Pesci) inadvertently brought the mob's reign in Las Vegas to a screeching halt.
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I consider myself fortunate to have seen this film before I saw Goodfellas. I was allowed to view Casino without the baggage of, 'that other film' to which it is so often compared. In fact I got to watch this film in a complete vacuum, as this was my first Scorsese film ever. Everything I love about his work, I first discovered here. And oh what a way to discover! In order to match the glittery excess of his principal location, Marty deliberately chose to ratchet-up his already hyperbolic style. The camerawork, the music, the violence, even the voice-over is over the top.This is Scorsese cranked up to 11! You don't even feel the 3-hour run-time. This movie beats you over the head and leaves you for dead. And just like the real Las Vegas, you find yourself crawling back for a second helping.
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