Scorsese regular Robert De Niro portrays Sam ‘Ace’ Rothstein, an overly serious professional gambler, who is sent to Las Vegas by the Midwest Mafia to run the Tangiers Casino. With Casino, director Martin Scorsese has made another powerful statement about the gangster lifestyle, but like its setting Las Vegas, it is way flashier than its New York based predecessor GoodFellas. And as always, not a native - sorry for eventual mistakes.Robert De Niro (Sam ‘Ace’ Rothstein), Sharon Stone (Ginger McKenna), Joe Pesci (Nicky Santoro), James Woods (Lester Diamond), Frank Vincent (Frank Marino), Pasquale Cajano (Remo Gaggi), Kevin Pollak (Phillip Green), Don Rickles (Billy Sherbert), Vinny Vella (Artie Piscano), Alan King (Andy Stone) P.S.: In fact I am going to watch it now.

So if you have nothing to do on a lazy sunday and are in the mood for a superbly directed, brilliantly acted gangster movie - give 'Casino' a shot. In my opinion a criminally (haha you get it?) underrated movie by Scorsese that never got the love it deserves. This movie is just a must watch for every fan of the gangster/crime genre. She paints the fragile and dreary state of her character perfectly, which earned her a well deserved Academy Award nomination in 1996. Pesci is just a force of nature in his signature role as the underrated Nicky Santoro who wants to be the most feared mobster in Vegas, and although I am usually not a big fan of her, Sharon Stone plays her heart out as Ginger. De Niro nails the role of the smart, cold and driven Ace Rothstein. Scorsese really brings out the best in them. One reason why I love this movie are the incredible performances by every cast member.

All these storylines spin out of control, leading to a grande finale. It also portrays his realtionship with his friend Nicky Santoro (Pesci), who is a mobster himself, and Ace's pursuit of making Ginger (Stone) falling in love with him. The movie follows the life of Sam 'Ace' Rothstein (de Niro), a well known gambling handicapper, as he runs a mob-owned casino in Las Vegas. The lights, the slot machines buzzing and the shady looking people paint a perfect picture of a Las Vegas era that has long gone.īut let me tell you a little bit about the story without spoiling the movie for you: The movie captures the whole gambling vibe brilliantly. That's why I immediatly fell in love with it. I played a lot of poker back in the days, so I spent a lot of time in casinos. 'Casino' directed by Martin Scorsese - starring Robert de Niro, Joe Pesci, Sharon Stone - won my heart by storm when I watched it for the first time.

Casino 1995 movie cast