There was a time when I would have considered any movie with Kevin Spacey in the lead role to be a great movie even without seeing it. Those days are gone and now he's just another talented actor who can't transform a decent movie into anything more than decent. Casino Jack is exactly that, decent. This fictionalized account of "super lobbyist" Jack Abramoff, who did a lot of illegal things while making a lot of money for himself and a lot of government officials, never figures out if it wants to be a sharp political satire, a character piece or an straight biography and in trying to balance all three, it ends up only slightly delivering on all three. The satire never goes far enough, Abramoff is never built up enough to be a overly compelling figure and the story never feels fully formed. Casino Jack is a fun movie to watch solely for Spacey's scene chewing (and any film with Jon Lovitz is worth checking out) but it should be so much more. Instead it's just decent.
Rating: 2.5
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