American Casino
Argot Pictures | Release Date: September 2, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
8
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
It's a nightmare that starts like a normal daytime drive and ends in a vortex-like sinkhole. Read full review
80
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
This film stands as an intimate, terrifying document that renders an incomprehensible slice of recent history in human terms. Read full review
80
New York Magazine (Vulture)David Edelstein
Sensationally effective. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
It's a scary tale. Read full review
75
Washington PostDan Kois
You won't soon forget the therapist at Johns Hopkins who counsels recently homeless patients who've fallen into depression or substance abuse -- and then goes home to her own bitter foreclosure fight. Read full review
70
The New YorkerDavid Denby
The movie is a lucid and comprehensive picture of a rotten system, but it’s a relief to know that some people in the midst of disaster were doing their jobs. Read full review
70
The New York TimesStephen Holden
The lesson of this story: if enough money is involved, greed trumps morality. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeMark Feeney
It’s a relief to see a minimum of huffing and puffing on such a hot-button subject. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
The film doesn’t come to life until too late in the game. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
There's valuable information here and some human stories that deserve to be heard. Read full review
50
VarietyRonnie Scheib
The filmmakers' metaphor of the housing market as a casino, with hard-working people's homes used as chips, although apt, may lack the visual and visceral excitement. Read full review
50
Village VoiceJim Ridley
This authoritative, far-reaching documentary by veteran investigative journalists Leslie and Andrew Cockburn comes off as curiously bloodless. Read full review
50
SlateDana Stevens
Feels workmanlike at times. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesGary Goldstein
The result is a lopsided, visually uninspired film that works best when it eschews the complex numbers-crunching of its financial industry pundits and whistle-blowers to profile the everyday victims of the crisis. Read full review
40
Time OutDavid Fear
American Casino tries to connect the big picture regarding a major problem to a human pulse and comes up lacking on both sides. It’s a gamble that simply doesn’t pay off Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsJoe Neumaier
The movie's lack of Michael Moore-style dynamism has a dulling effect. What saves it is the human face it puts on the crisis, and its indictment of corporate greed. Read full review
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