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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Reviews for Bugsy
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A first-rate production from top to bottom...Beatty has never been more electrifying on screen. Full Review |
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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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Beatty and Bening are winning.
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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? Full Review |
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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? Full Review |
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One of Beatty's finest achievements
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Gloss, but well put-together gloss
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Savvy crooks are engaging
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classy and fascinating
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Overrated vanity piece from Beatty
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Very well-made and well-told gangster saga
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