Casino
MCA/Universal Pictures | Release Date: November 22, 1995 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
73
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
3
Negative:
1
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Scorsese tells his story with the energy and pacing he's famous for, and with a wealth of little details that feel just right. Read full review
100
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
You can't praise highly enough the contributions of the ensemble--De Niro and Pesci especially--but it's Scorsese's triumph. [22 November 1995, Tempo, p.1]
100
VarietyStaff (Not credited)
Possesses a stylistic boldness and verisimilitude that is virtually matchless. Read full review
90
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Whether or not Casino meets your expectations, it delivers the rush you only get from an audacious gamble. Read full review
90
Film.comSean Means
Eye-popping, exhilarating and occasionally a bit stomach-churning.
88
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Several flaws, mostly minor, keep Casino on a plateau slightly below that of the director's best (Mean Streets, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, Goodfellas). Read full review
88
USA TodayMike Clark
A 2-hour classic wrongfully stretched into three. Read full review
80
TimeRichard Schickel
So long as Casino stays focused on the excesses -- of language, of violence, of ambition -- in the life-styles of the rich and infamous, it remains a smart, knowing, if often repetitive, spectacle. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
Visually impressive, splendidly performed, thematically significant, this is a movie in full possession of every key cinematic asset except one -- a solid script. Casino is a polished vehicle with an untuned engine. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Simultaneously quite watchable and passionless. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
One of the ironies of Casino is that even though Scorsese is interested in the story's wider implications, he focuses so much energy on that unsavory romantic triangle that he and the film lose sight of the larger issues. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
Of all the bravura visual effects in Martin Scorsese's dazzingly stylish Casino, it's a glimpse of ordinary people that delivers the greatest jolt. Read full review
70
Film.comJohn Hartl
This might have been a very good movie if it had lost about one of its three hours.
60
NewsweekDavid Ansen
As anthropology, it's fascinating, and everything about the production is first class. But the human drama at the heart of this movie is stillborn. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineStaff(not credited)
An accomplished film that carries with it the unshakable feeling that we've seen it all before. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
It's an ambitious film -- but also a scattered, unfocused one. Read full review
30
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Roll past this casino. Read full review
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