Some consider the film to be superior (And yes, those people do exist). While not as interesting nor funny as his previous collaboration with writer/author Nicholas Pileggi (1990’s “ Goodfellas”), it still retains so much of the same style as “ Goodfellas” that some may call this “ Goodfellas” lite. They’re either going to end up dead, in jail, and/or forever changed. The line tells the audience right away that this story is not going to end well for the its main characters. “But in the end, we f****d it all up.” That is one of the opening lines said by Nicky Santoro (Played by Joe Pesci) in director Martin Scorsese’s sprawling look at the casino life in Las Vegas during the ‘80s when it was ruled by the Chicago Outfit mob. THE TEAM – Martin Scorsese (Director/Writer) & Nicholas Pileggi (Writer)
THE CAST – Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone & Joe Pesci Martin Scorsese directs this adaptation of Nicholas Pileggi’s book. At first, he’s a great success in the job, but over the years, problems with his loose-cannon enforcer Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci), his ex-hustler wife Ginger (Sharon Stone), her con-artist ex Lester Diamond (James Woods) and a handful of corrupt politicians put Sam in ever-increasing danger. THE STORY – In early-1970s Las Vegas, low-level mobster Sam “Ace” Rothstein (Robert De Niro) gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino.
