This was the worst movie I’ve seen in a while. I’ve avoided watching it because I knew I was going to hate it but I finally did because I wanted to add some more variety to my midterm project. This is a completely pointless three hour movie. I watched it over three days because I could only bear one hour a day. The absolute worst part about this movie was the visuals. They’re not only uninteresting, they’re hideous. I mean, it’s the mid 90s trying to recreate the mid 70s so I didn’t have high expectations, but it just seems as though this movie was intentionally ugly. As someone who hates casinos, they were the prettiest of the scenes in the film. Every scene outside of the casino looked so desaturated and bland yet were also filled with the ugliest color combinations imaginable.
I’m not even sure if this movie had a real plot. There just seemed to be a new sub plot every 15 minutes that they tried to stitch together with a voiceover. As someone who appreciates voiceovers, I was getting really annoyed with the use of it in this film. Voiceover had to be at least 30% of the total dialogue— way too much. And it did nothing for me at least in terms of keeping up with the plot. It was pretty simple the first half of the film and went completely off the rails the second half. The only plot that continued throughout the story was the main characters relationship with his wife (I literally finished this movie 5 minutes ago and don’t remember their names… so I think that says something in itself). But I found her character to be intolerable. She makes unfathomable decisions throughout the film that make you actively root against her. And that raises the question of who are you rooting for in this film? For me, it was no one. I made no connection to any character and no characters presented any likable traits at all. This felt like a Scorsese movie but it also felt like a low budget amateur film. This movie was heavier on the graphic violence than the average Scorsese flick. It also had a pretty good soundtrack… probably the only thing that kept me from falling asleep. Too bad the visuals and story couldn’t keep up. And of course it had mob stuff. Boring. But an obvious difference in this film was the setting. I hate Vegas. I’ve been to Vegas a couple times and I’ll be happy if I never go there again even after I’m 21. It’s just gross and depressing, no matter how fancy of a hotel casino you’re in. And it’s pretty fake, kinda how this movie felt fake. Anyway, I’ve heard this movie is somewhat of a classic so now I’ve seen another classic I guess.
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