After the success of Goodfellas, Casino was hailed as a spiritual sequel, an investigative crime drama based on real-life events that reveals how a mob controlled Las Vegas, extending tentacles into politicians, Teamsters unions, the Chicago mafia, and a Midwest family base in Kansas City. Adapted from the non-fiction book Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas by Nicholas Pileggi and Scorsese, the film brings to life a world of corruption, betrayal, and revenge, but with an edge that’s more about human relationships than violence.
Casino is a three-hour jolt of cinema, a thrillingly immersive experience. The pacing is swift and never over-stylized, and Scorsese is a master of revealing the details that make characters and events real. His use of music is unrivaled by any filmmaker today, and the soundtrack is as powerful as the movie itself. It’s also, perhaps most importantly, the best performance Sharon Stone has ever given—after Basic Instinct and Sliver, she might have been written off, but here she envelops us in her sexy, manipulative persona.
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