I really love movies with Robert DeNiro. He is so perfect in the role as short-tempered, proud scumbag. His characters in The Godfather, Taxi Driver and Goodfellas is just perfect!
But my favourite movie with him is actually Casino.
It is about two guys in the late seventies that are up to no good; they are stealing, gambling, hustling and taking drugs. Naturally their lives would seem grand from outside; elegant ladies, poker playing, nice suits and cool comments to everything. But things are not as great as they would seem.
DeNiro plays Ace, who gets to manager a place called the Tangier Casino. This is entrusted with him by a group of men from the mob, who also throw Ace’s friend Nicky in the deal. He is portrayed by Joe Pesci and is a really unpleasant character, on the verge of being sadistic.
There is also a beautiful woman in the picture: Ginger, played by none other than Sharon Stone. She is a real gold digger and has an ex, “Lester”, that is just bad news. This group makes things worse and worse for each other until things can only end in a catastrophe…
The word “fuck” is used 422 times all in all throughout the film. Of course it was R rated… I think that it is a bit over the top, and there are other parts that could do well with some editing. Some of the scenes are very violent and that doesn’t really add anything to the movie. But the plot is intriguing, the setting is cool and the acting is great.
The film script is made out of the book “Casino”. However, the name of the real casino was “Stardust Resort & Casino”. There is a song called “Stardust” that is actually played three times in the movie!
Sharon Stone won her role over actors like Melanie Griffith, Madonna and Michelle Pfeiffer. James Woods, who plays Lester spends a lot of time gambling in real life as well. More than anything he is playing poker, for example in Celebrity Poker. It is said that when he found out that Martin Scorsese (the director of “Casino”) was thinking of him for a role he called him up and claimed: “Any time, any place, any part, any fee”.
No wonder he got the part!
The movie has that nineties air about it, and that is reason enough for watching it I think. That kind of gambling/thieving-kind of movies aren’t very usual, and this is one of the best!
But my favourite movie with him is actually Casino.
It is about two guys in the late seventies that are up to no good; they are stealing, gambling, hustling and taking drugs. Naturally their lives would seem grand from outside; elegant ladies, poker playing, nice suits and cool comments to everything. But things are not as great as they would seem.
DeNiro plays Ace, who gets to manager a place called the Tangier Casino. This is entrusted with him by a group of men from the mob, who also throw Ace’s friend Nicky in the deal. He is portrayed by Joe Pesci and is a really unpleasant character, on the verge of being sadistic.
There is also a beautiful woman in the picture: Ginger, played by none other than Sharon Stone. She is a real gold digger and has an ex, “Lester”, that is just bad news. This group makes things worse and worse for each other until things can only end in a catastrophe…
The word “fuck” is used 422 times all in all throughout the film. Of course it was R rated… I think that it is a bit over the top, and there are other parts that could do well with some editing. Some of the scenes are very violent and that doesn’t really add anything to the movie. But the plot is intriguing, the setting is cool and the acting is great.
The film script is made out of the book “Casino”. However, the name of the real casino was “Stardust Resort & Casino”. There is a song called “Stardust” that is actually played three times in the movie!
Sharon Stone won her role over actors like Melanie Griffith, Madonna and Michelle Pfeiffer. James Woods, who plays Lester spends a lot of time gambling in real life as well. More than anything he is playing poker, for example in Celebrity Poker. It is said that when he found out that Martin Scorsese (the director of “Casino”) was thinking of him for a role he called him up and claimed: “Any time, any place, any part, any fee”.
No wonder he got the part!
The movie has that nineties air about it, and that is reason enough for watching it I think. That kind of gambling/thieving-kind of movies aren’t very usual, and this is one of the best!
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