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100
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Chicago Sun-Times Roger 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.
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100
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Chicago Tribune Michael 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]
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90
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Rolling Stone Peter Travers
Whether or not Casino meets your expectations, it delivers the rush you only get from an audacious gamble.
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88
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USA Today Mike Clark
A 2-hour classic wrongfully stretched into three.
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88
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ReelViews James 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).
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75
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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.
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70
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The New York Times Elvis Mitchell
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. [22 November 1995, p.C9]
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70
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Los Angeles Times Kenneth 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.
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50
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San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle
It's an ambitious film -- but also a scattered, unfocused one.
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30
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Washington Post Desson Thomson
Roll past this casino.
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