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Scorsese deals a winning hand in ‘Casino’ By Jeff Randall Film Critic Las Vegas may be the city of lost wages for most. But for Martin Scorsese, it looks to be a highly prof itable subject matter in his latest film, “Casino.” Thisbased-on-a-true-story feature -;- stars Robert Movie DeNiro (“Raging _ - Bull,” “Taxi KeVieW Driver”) as Sam “Ace”Rothstein,a widely respected gambler who gets tapped by the mob to run a casino in Las Vegas. But this opportunity even ■-tuauy sours ior Rothstein, who discovers that running things isn’t all he expected, and he ends up paying for it in the long run. Joe Pesci (“Goodfellas,” “JFK”) also stars as Nicky Santoro, a lifelong friend of Rothstein and a prized asset for “the boys back home,” the ring leaders who operate Las Vegas from halfway across the country. A short FUm: “Casino” Stars: Robert DeNiro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci Director: Martin Scorsese Rating: R (violence, language) Grade: B Five Words: Las Vegas’ seedy past revealed tempered and brash enforcer of sorts, Santoro keeps other criminals away from Rothstein’s casino and does so with extreme violence, more often than not. Sharon Stone is Ginger McKenna, a chip hustler who wins Rothstein’s heart but eventually loses it as a result of both her greed and her addictions to alcohol and an assortment of drugs. Although this tale of the Mafia and its day-to-day runnings is certain to garner comparisons to “Goodfellas,” Scorsese’s award-winning 1990 film, “Casino” manages to get deeper into the psyche of the organized criminal. Whereas the main attraction of “Goodfellas” was somewhat educa tional in an operations standpoint, this film is deeper in its approach to char acter as it goes through the steps. The first half of the film goes through the standard audience-wow ing facts about how the mob runs things, especially in Las Vegas. All of the scams are outlined, all of the play ers are named and all of the minor incidents (cheatinggamblers, dealing with state officials) are seen in over view. But the second half — in which Rothstein, McKenna and Santoro slowly disintegrate — is where the real heart of this film resides. DeNiro is excellent as Rothstein. By now it seems that he can most often walk through his roles, but he seems to give more in this effort. His voice over narration throughout the filmtells the facts, while his actions on screen tell the true story. Pesci makes what amounts to a reprisal of his role as Tommy in “Goodfellas.” His character has little or no depth, but Pesci does a good job portraying the sheer violent nature and street attitude of Santoro. And Stone, who attempts to legiti mize her acting ability in this film, manages to turn in only a marginal performance. She is convincing as a calm and collected hustler, but when it comes to her later stages of addiction and desperation, she seems out of her depth. The film also includes a number of excellent cameo roles, including James Woods as McKenna’s former pimp, Don Rickies as a casino manager and Alan King as a connection between Las Vegas and^the boys back home.” Scorsese has now developed such a memorable bag of tricks that many of his films are only caricatures of his past work. But “Casino” is still fresh and attractive. The freeze frame shots, the sweeping camera movements and the angled point-of-view shots are all exciting elements that make the film —all three hours of it—fly by with a surprising quickness. 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