“I do really like the movie, Casino. Even though it’s protagonist is an ignorant political hack in real life.”
I’ve read the book (along with Pileggi’s “Wise Guys”) which is really an excellent read. What’s interesting is that Frank Rosenthal, the protagonist in real life, comes off more as a CPA or businessman than a mafia thug that De Niro played.
As usual, the book is much better than movie and I thoroughly enjoyed the movie.
An episode of Frank Rosenthal’s Las Vegas TV show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e5H3RQmkPc
That’s an awesome clip!
I remember seeing a documentary about him a while back and I came away thinking he was more of an accounting nerd than a mafia thug.