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Dreams.
Becoming an Atlantic City croupier will help Sally realize her dream of going
to Monte Carlo, a symbol of the glamorous life that has been evading her since
escaping from Saskatchewan a decade ago. Lou dreams that he was a great mobster
in the old days. Grace came to Atlantic City for a Betty Grable look-alike
contest and stayed to become the wife of a mobster.
Ideas that the
director wanted to give. The first one does die a horrible death with a French
accent on the croupier instructor. Lancaster's deranged lover is also pathetic.
The drug dealer revenge killing is silly.
However. Burt Lancasters's
performance is brilliant. Maybe because you think of his (Burt) past in films
rather than the character but it is good under any light.
Is Atlantic
City really that ceedy? It was then and it is now but its just a metaphor to
allow Burt to do his job. |
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| OK, lets not dwell
on the the silly bits. For the time this film was made, the washed up model and
croupier dream thing was OK. The old crook living through a final re-berth
fantasy with Lancaster showing us that he really knows what he is doing is what
is important. |
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The gambling aspect
of this film is of no importance but it is scenic and of the time. Good
atmospheric recall of the city in the 1980 era.
Its a really good film
because of the Lancaster performance only. Noir 7/10 |
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| Director |
Louis
Malle |
Burt
Lancaster |
Lou |
| Writing |
John
Guare |
Susan
Sarandon |
Sally
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| Cinematography |
Richard
Ciupka |
Hollis McLaren |
Chrissie |
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