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Bugsy (1991)

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Reviews Counted:31

Fresh:28

Rotten:3

Average Rating:7/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 29 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Directed by Barry Levinson, BUGSY tells the true story of legendary New York mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel. Visiting Hollywood "on business," the reckless and volatile Bugsy is drawn to... Directed by Barry Levinson, BUGSY tells the true story of legendary New York mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel. Visiting Hollywood "on business," the reckless and volatile Bugsy is drawn to Tinseltown and the glamour of the movies. Leaving his wife and kids in Scarsdale indefinitely, the womanizing Bugsy spends his time on movie lots and at Hollywood extravaganzas, contemplating his own potential stardom. But soon he falls hard for strong-willed actress Virginia Hill (Annette Bening), who isn't content with mistress status. A road trip to a down-trodden joint in the Nevada desert in a town called Las Vegas leads Bugsy to dream of building a world-class casino and turning the town into a moneymaker. Together Bugsy and Virginia--with backing from the mob--start building The Flamingo hotel and casino, hoping that legal gambling and five-star entertainment will entice the masses and rake in big bucks. [More]

Starring: Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley

Starring: Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley, Elliott Gould, Joe Mantegna, Bebe Neuwirth, Wendy Phillips, Richard Sarafian, Lewis Van Bergen, Bill Graham, Andy Romano, Robert Beltran, Gian-Carlo Scandiuzzi, Stefanie Mason, Kimberly McCullough, James Toback, "Cousin Brucie" Morrow

Director: Barry Levinson

Director: Barry Levinson
Screenwriter: James Toback
Composer: Ennio Morricone

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Peter Travers
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Rolling Stone
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Overrated vanity piece from Beatty

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10/10/03
Jon Niccum
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World

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01/05/05
Lori Hoffman
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly

Levinson não consegue retratar a violência da Máfia; Morricone exagera na auto-referência à trilha de Os Intocáveis; e o filme insiste em tratar Siegel, um psicopata, como um empreendedor sonhador. Ainda assim, a história é interessante.

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Pablo Villaca
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Andy Klein
New Times

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Brian J. Arthurs
Brian J. Arthurs
Beach Reporter (Southern California)

In seeing the distracting, destructive nature of vanity, the film fascinates itself, and the audience, with a simply stated, terribly complex question: why can't we look away?

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01/13/06
Chris Cabin
Chris Cabin
Filmcritic.com

A first-rate production from top to bottom...Beatty has never been more electrifying on screen.

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02/12/07
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
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One of Beatty's finest achievements

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Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

Beatty and Bening are winning.

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12/04/06
Cole Smithey
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Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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12/22/03
Derek Smith
Derek Smith
Cinematic Reflections

The disclosure at the end that Bugsy's $6 million investment in the young city has generated over $100 billion might encourage different interpretations: Is Vegas the capital of the American Dream, or the embodiment of crass consumerism?

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Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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Very well-made and well-told gangster saga

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Kalamazoo Gazette
 
 
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