Bugsy

  • 1991


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Positive Reviews 24
Negative reviews 3
Average Rating 3.8/5
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3.5
Stylish, clever, and fast on its feet, Bugsy is a movie of vast scope and many small pleasures, a lavish, beautifully designed epic that never quite d .. EW
2.5
Noble enough, one supposes, but it would help if the filmmakers would give us a little more to root for. Austin Chronicle
5.0
Bugsy moves with a lightness that belies its strength. It is a movie that vibrates with optimism and passion, with the exuberance of the con man on hi .. Rogerebert
4.0
A melancholy character study of romantic delirium and Napoleonic ambition with a nice sense of nuance, this is much more coherent than the general run .. Chicago Reader
4.0
This double Oscar winner is strong on pumping narrative and strewn with memorable scenes and distinctive criminals. Radio Times
3.5
Even when this powerhouse entertainment trips on its ambitions, you cant shake it off. Rolling Stone
2.5
Its amusing when it wants to be hilarious, heavy when it wants to be spry too freewheeling for a conventional thriller, yet not imaginative enough to .. Cs Monitor
3.8
The disclosure at that Bugsys $6 million investment in the young city generated over $100 billion might encourage different interpretations: Is Vegas .. Emanuellevy
3.0
Ant Man and the Wasp Like its predecessor Ant Man (2015), Ant Man and the Wasp benefits substantially from its relatively low stakes. Q Network
5.0
Its nice to see that..Levinson was never one for narrative tightness. Washington Post
5.0
Its a lofty, intoxicating achievement, smoothly polished, thrilling and funny. Washington Post
3.5
More than just another gangster film, Bugsy is a compelling portrait of an ill fated romance between two selfish, volatile people who stop at nothing .. Deseret News
4.4
Tobacks script, if hardly profound, occasionally manages a colorful incident and some spiky dialogue. Movies Tv Guide
4.5
Despite the romanticism, hes undoubtedly a brutal, cruel villain; though the viewpoint aims to sugarcoat his inhumanity, hes never exactly sympathetic ..
3.5
A charming egotist concerned with looking good who has a relentless eye for the ladies. La Times
5.0
It fits! Barry Levinsons Bugsy will reignite your passion for inventive foul mouthery, so inventively crafted and spitefully delivered are its swears. Streaming Quickflix
3.5
Extracting a meat and potato slickness from the screenplay by James Toback (a sucker for facile laughs), director Barry Levinson (Rain Man) provides a .. Articles Chicago Tribune
4.0
Is it a compelling film.Most assuredly. JFK is playing at the 900 N. Michigan, Webster Place and outlying theaters. Articles Chicago Tribune
1.5
Bugsy treats this vision with a reverence that would be excessive in a movie about the invention of the wheel. People
4.0
What finally distinguishes Bugsy from other mob movies is its ever present sense of the absurd. Seattle Times
4.0
Its also a movie with too many loose ends and undeveloped themes, but Levinsons knack for smoothing out unruly material serves him well in this case. Articles Orlando Sentinel
4.5
From James Tobacks crackling script to Warren Beattys electric performance as gangster Ben Siegel, Bugsy is so engrossing that you feel uncharitable m .. Articles Philly
3.5
Her performance is bold and brash.And when together on the screen, Beatty and Bening positively sizzle. Articles Sun Sentinel
3.5
Why dont you go outside and jerk yourself a soda.Toback frequently passes Bening these juicy lines, but much remains frustratingly vague about Virgini .. Nicks Flick Picks
4.5
This is the kind of film that Americans make best: It is fast moving, hard hitting, and it is about power. OutWeek
1.0
tries to make Siegel humorous and glamorously suave, but Is defeated by the futility of the enterprise. This paranoid sadist is not a nice guy. He is .. Cincinnati Enquirer
4.5
Annette Bening is phenomenal as sultry, foul mouthed femme fatale/corporate lieutenant Virginia Hill. Worth watching for her alone. Patheos
1.5
Oh, its not that they cover up Siegels brutal side, its just that they undercut it by making the man just a victim of his own appetites, which is sort .. Spokesman-Review (Washingt ..
3.8
A lot of dark humor comes from such contradictions and violent mood swings. Fulvue Drive



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