Frank Rosenthal Spilotro, on which the character Nicky Santoro (played by Joe Pesci) is based. Rosenthal is represented by the character Sam "Ace" Rothstein (played by Robert De Niro). The character of Ginger McKenna Rothstein, his wife in the film (played by Sharon Stone), is based on Geri McGee, Rosenthal's wife in real life. In an interview about the movie, Rosenthal stated that his character portrayed by Robert De Niro was quite but not fully similar to him, namely "7 on a scale of 1 to 10", and that he would neither "dispute" nor "confirm" whether Sharon Stone accurately portrayed his wife
Casino (1995 film) than it had been for the thematically similar "Goodfellas", released only five years earlier, with some reviews criticizing Scorsese for retreading familiar territory. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 80% based on 61 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Impressive ambition and bravura performances from an outstanding cast help "'Casino" pay off in spite of a familiar narrative that may strike some viewers as a safe bet for director Martin Scorsese" On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 73 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating