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Plot:
Longtime low-level mobster Lou (Burt Lancaster) is fading and past his prime -- much like the decaying city in which he lives. He meets and falls for a sexy casino employee named Sally (Susan Sarandon...( read more 
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MCT:June 15, 2008Burt Lancaster gives a very good performance as an aging gangster who's infatuated with a younger woman played by Susan Sarandon in this great understated and low-key film.
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MCT:March 15, 2008Louis Malle will not disappoint.
Unless it's a documentary on cars, but I can't give him sh*t for that. It was "revolutionary." Anyway, back to this movie.
Atlantic City really is interesting. It takes the position that people who act classy really are living a great lie and I'm not used to seeing that. I was expecting a little more formula to this movie and I was pleased to see that I didn't get that. I was genuinely surprised as certain parts of the movie, but not in the sense of "ooh, there's the trick" but, wow...that's really logical storytelling. What's odd about the movie is that it really is great and honest and, in a way, funny...despite not having funny parts. It, almost, in no ways is a comedy. Heck, the comedic parts really don't make it funny, but just add icing to a fairly optimistic movie.
Sure, there's a bit too much coincidence riding in this film. It's not like I haven't seen that in movies before. But it really does get the ball rolling on this movie and that's all that is really required. I have to mention now that I think Louis Malle really gets Americans. After seeing And the Pursuit of Happiness and God's Country, you see how he relates to Americans. This is the first time I've seen him direct Americans in a fictional portrayal, but he's got the sensibility dead on. There's a little bit of kitsch to middle America and he captures that perfectly. I noticed that he couldn't help having Susan Sarandon's part be in love with going to France, but you forgive these little passions. They make the movie richer and fuller.
Both Burt Lancaster and Susan Sarandon deliver stellar performances. I'm not a big fan of Sarandon, but she more than does her job in this piece. There's not much call for real acting chops in this movie, but that restraint can be a tough thing to sell in itself.
Finally, the score really does a good job of capturing the setting. Music defines characters extremely well in this movie. Just listening to what inspires the characters tells so much that Louis Malle really can just start his story without having too much exposition. -
MCT:March 13, 2008Despte his Oscar nomination, Lancaster was very mis-cast here - his acting style was too 1950s for this material. A film that turned out pretty good, but could have been teriffic w/ a more modern actor in the lead role.
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MCT:March 8, 2008
An old wannabe hustler who is infatuated with his young soon to be croupier neighbor gets to live the real deal thanks to her husband who knocked up her sister and comes to atlantic city with hopes to slang some stolen dope.
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MCT:January 12, 2008i think i saw the beginning of this movie late one night on the local channels. in the beginning they play 'spirit in the sky'
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MCT:September 28, 2007
My favorite of Malle's american movies, this one is actually a canadian film. Impressive mix of crime drama and social study with good performances from the cast, especially Lancaster & Sarandon in the lead. It has some strange quirky moments with a very black humour and bittersweet tone.
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MCT:January 23, 2007Teach me stuff.
Maybe my favorite Burt Lancaster movie -- when it's the most recent one I've seen : ) I can never decide. So many good choices. The way he celebrates the killings is a great sequence.
This is also, if not THE best, one of the top Sarandon performances.
And HEY!
Don't touch the suit : )
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