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Originally Posted by demonrail666
Really, the worst anyone can say about Casino is it isn't quite as good as Goodfellas.
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Play a mind game, and imagine a world where Goodfellas was never made. Casino is suddenly a groundbreaking masterpiece, no?
Coincidence: a few days ago I looked a little into the "real" Henry Hill and Tommy and Paulie. The latter two were especially terrible humans, and my biggest criticism of both films is the characters are softened a little. Tommy, at least, would've ended up a casual serial killer if he had been born in Utah or something.
Perhaps the character flaws mere muted a bit to maintain/emphasize the "lifestyle" theme?