Watch this scene between Sam “Ace” Rothstein ( Robert De Niro) and Nicky Santoro ( Joe Pesci) and tell me that their interaction isn’t everything and more: Another reason I would find myself watching Casino was because of how strong the dynamic was between each character. I watched anything and everything that took place in Las Vegas. One of the many reasons I was infatuated with the film was because of my grandparents' love for Las Vegas.
No matter whose house I was at, The Godfather, Bugsy, or American Gangster was on in one of the rooms, and I'd always stop what I was doing to watch it.īut one film that I loved watching was Martin Scorsese’s Casino.
My dad would have a gangster movie on whenever he took his Sunday afternoon nap, or my grandma had one playing while she sewed away on her quilt or made dinner. Gangster films have always been a part of my life.
