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Rounders - 8/10
Pretty much awesome. My poker buddy told me about this movie and I seriously can't believe I'd never seen it before.
Casino - 6/10
A great movie, but there was just something about it that I didn't really take to. Maybe it was the constant soundtrack that I found a bit distracting, or I guess it was Scorcese's follow-up to Goodfellas and I felt that it was trying too hard to be like Goodfellas and failed in that respect.
The Basketball Diaries - 7/10
Really great to see DiCaprio at such a young age. The story is pretty basic and goes to some extremely dark places - the only thing that carries the movie to the end is DiCaprio's painful and powerful performance. You can really see the greatness that's within him in this early work.
A Perfect Getaway - 5/10
Meh. I liked the plot twist in the third act and I don't know if I've ever seen it done quite like that before, but the problem was that the couple who "turned face" hadn't really been established with any kind of real likeable traits prior to the double turn. Meanwhile, Steve Zahn and Jovokovich were pretty likeable up until the turn, and then are just made to look like total psychos. So you finish the movie not really giving a shit about anyone and not caring who lives or dies.
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