Atlantic City

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Vincent S. @Vin_E_At_The_Movies Nov 12 A small treasure of a Character study and crime classic with outstanding performances by Burt Lancaster and Susan Sarandon who announced her arrival here. Atlantic City becomes a third character in this small masterpiece. See more Convention D Apr 3 If you where ever in Atlantic City in the late 1980's this about the way it was. Great Cast, Burt is my cousin,. Realistic. A Street City movie. See more CodyZamboni Z 12/18/2024 Bittersweet tale of two souls connecting, One trying to escape her situation, and one trying to get back his mojo from his glory days, With a backdrop of a city in transition, Out with the old, in with the new. Sympathetic performances from Lancaster and Sarandon, provides rooting interest in both their plights. See more Leaburn O 02/16/2024 A really good gritty underworld tale from the down at heel Atlantic City. Fast paced and a lot to enjoy in the screenplay. Really enjoyed this one. Watched this one n DVD. See more Dave S 03/08/2023 With the seedy gambling city as the backdrop, Louis Malle's Atlantic City is a film about equally seedy characters in search of their own unattainable goals. Sally (Susan Sarandon), an aspiring blackjack dealer who dreams of working in a Monte Carlo casino, is having trouble making ends meet. Her neighbor, Lou (Burt Lancaster), a former small-time hustler in Vegas, makes ends meet by tending to the needs of the widow of a former boss. When they meet as the result of a drug deal gone bad, they begin the realize that the only attainable salvation they may find is through their relationship. Atlantic City is far from perfect – the secondary characters all feel like cardboard cutouts and much of the dialogue is either unnecessary or ridiculous (‘Cookie had more manhood in his toupee than you've got in your fat frame!!'). However, Malle presents some great images (the extended close-up of Lancaster after he is confronted by the drug dealers, for example) and the chemistry between Sarandon and Lancaster is electric at times, making it a worthwhile watch despite its shortcomings. See more paul d @PaulusLoZebra 11/05/2021 Louis Malle's Atlantic City is a dreamy, lyrical and beautiful film made in a gritty, ugly city that is caught between its faded former glory and the promise of renewal and rebirth, thanks to casinos, themselves ugly and corrupting. It's about two people at opposite ends of their lives who cross paths for a few magical days. Burt Lancaster is marvelous as a former underworld errand-boy who still dreams of doing great things. Susan Sarandon is outstanding as a young woman running from a desolate youth in the Canadian prairie and a bad marriage. She's also been cheated by those closest to her. The story and Malle's direction reflect a deep humanity and a tremendous eye for portraying characters through small gestures and production details. Never has such a squalid society been portrayed with such love. See more Read all reviews

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