Bugsy

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Bailey Giannini I finally saw the gangster film that I thought was just so so to me. Bugsy is a descent crime and gangster film that is based off of real life mob crime gangster, Bugsy Siegel. It tells the story of how he built the Flamingo Casino and how he got in over his head when he needed more than just the original $3 million to start with. This movie may have been better off as a documentary. I found myself bored throughout most of the film. The way a true story should be told should be in a way such as to keep the viewer engaged. And I didn’t feel engaged for the most part. The acting doesn’t land at times and the dialogue always seems scripted rather than just people having normal conversations. The story is also predictable from halfway to the end. The only thing that was super great was the cinematography, everything else was just so so, the directing even felt like it could’ve ended with a bad result but recovered to the okay approval category instead. Harvey Keitel is usually an actor to watch on screen. But that’s depending on what’ he’s in. He’s a great actor and he has amazing talent, and he does showcase it, but he tends to need to work with the right director to help him bring the best performance out of him. This wasn’t his best I’m afraid, and to be even more honest having him smoke a cigar as his character in the movie didn’t do anything to make up for any of the movie scripted dialogue. Even his character talked like he was in a movie not like he was having an everyday conversation. When you write dialogue it needs to be realistic. The ending to me was very predictable and felt very flat and there wasn’t any suspense whatsoever as I knew exactly what was going to happen. I’m very disappointed in Barry Levinson who is the director. He directed Disclosure which starred, Michael Douglas and Demi Moore. That one was such an amazing film and then to see him do a movie like Bugsy that pretty much is at the lowest of the barrel for gangster movies is just utterly shocking to me. I only recommend checking this out if you know what you’re getting into or if you like gangster movies without a lot of action or suspense, at least until the film is almost near the end, that is. I suggest others to stick with the ones we love like Scarface or The Godfather or even maybe try to find another unknown gangster movie that could be a rarity of a gem. But Bugsy is not it. Bailey Giannini (Film Buff) Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/11/25 Full Review Mike P Another masterpiece from the twin geniuses Warren Beatty and Barry Levinson; two of the best filmmakers of their generation.. This is a compelling crime drama and character study of Bugsy Segal; the gangster who founded and created Las Vegas. Beatty has always been great at choosing historical fiction which entertains and also has some sort of social import; some commentary or background information about the landmarks in our lives...(See Reds the Parallax View and Bonnie and Clyde; all masterworks)...And Levinson is great at bringing us amazing human interest stories that are as much about the time and place as the people involved; so it's a perfect marriage..And this case study of the founding of Las Vegas; a key part of American culture; and all the colorful players involved, is brutally fascinating...As is the tragic but also genius Great Gatsby type underworld figure at the center of it all. Annette Benning is also amazing as his girlfriend. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/16/25 Full Review Yoosik Ethan O Strong performances throughout by a stellar cast and great writing. A great telling of the story of the famous gangster Benjamin Siegel. I’m not sure how accurate it is to the truth, but the story especially picks up when he has a vision for the Flamingo. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/30/24 Full Review Alec C His name is Bugsy, so don't you forget it, Mug! Mobster Banjamin Siegal decides to make it big and invest in a casino hotel in the Nevada desert to rake in the money, only for his reckless ambitions to end up landing him on the bad side of many of his criminal cohorts. Warren Beatty plays the gangster with style, swagger and a serious ruthlessness that makes it hard to hate him, but difficult to root for him too! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/09/24 Full Review jelisije j A movie that focussed on a gangster that had all heart, dreams and passions of creating a place of his own perfect world. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review isla s I really enjoyed this film - the story and characters were interesting and there's good cinematography (it looked pretty stylish), plus a good cast (including a stellar performance from Warren Beatty, plus Ben Kingsley, Annette Bening and Harvey Keitel). I liked the script - there was some witty dialogue and some amusing moments, as well as the grittier, violent scenes as well. I liked that some of the female characters were more than prepared to stand their own ground. I would definitely recommend this film, yes. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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