This film isn't the best, nor is it worthy of being called 'good'. It is okay, with reasonable performances, which could have given more to the movie. Warren Beatty is simply over the top and very un-realistic as his portray of Ben, and throughout the movie, his personality constantly changes as do his reactions to similar things. Whether this is done on purpose or not, to show the character evolving change in self , i do not know! But Mr. Beatty has not made it obvious enough through his acting to show a solid three dimension character.
'Bugsy' without a doubt, has fantastic costumes, make-up, lighting, art direction and sound. However, this movie follows the man who 'created' Vegas into the gambling capital of the world. The screenplay is a bit dull and does get quite boring, some faults are very obvious and regrettable in this movie. And if you are young, you will most likely not want to complete watching the film.
I couldn't held but feel a sense of anger as to why this film took home the golden globe for 'best drama' over 'the silence of the lambs'. We have seen very similar movies to 'bugsy' in the past and it does rip off a number of films. The whole 'gangster' thing doesn't do it for me, and after it was done so well in 'goodfellas' and 'the godfather' it is quite hard to impress.
Overall, not a bad film. Not really an original nor a classic either, it has a very satisfying ending, for those who are not aware of this man's life. And it is worth watching if it is on TV one night.
'Bugsy' without a doubt, has fantastic costumes, make-up, lighting, art direction and sound. However, this movie follows the man who 'created' Vegas into the gambling capital of the world. The screenplay is a bit dull and does get quite boring, some faults are very obvious and regrettable in this movie. And if you are young, you will most likely not want to complete watching the film.
I couldn't held but feel a sense of anger as to why this film took home the golden globe for 'best drama' over 'the silence of the lambs'. We have seen very similar movies to 'bugsy' in the past and it does rip off a number of films. The whole 'gangster' thing doesn't do it for me, and after it was done so well in 'goodfellas' and 'the godfather' it is quite hard to impress.
Overall, not a bad film. Not really an original nor a classic either, it has a very satisfying ending, for those who are not aware of this man's life. And it is worth watching if it is on TV one night.