An opportunity crosses Abramoff’s path to find investors for a successful floating casino chain that is being sold at a reduced rate. His ambitions grow outrageously fueled by greed, deceit, sex and complete corruption.ĭesiring an empire of wealth, Abramoff and Scanlon charge premium consultant fees to “influence” their causes in Washington. Abramoff faces this prodigious problem in “Casino Jack.” Abramoff, a contradicting, complex and conservative lobbyist, looms as a larger-than-life personality and a Washington wheeler-dealer. This desire blurs the lines between good and greed. We all yearn for wealth, but few actually achieve affluence or assets. Before Abramoff and Scanlon, the word “lobbyist” was mostly unknown to the outside world, but since the duo’s downfall, the epithet has evolved into a despicable term. “Casino Jack” was inspired by true events as lobbyist Abramoff and his business partner Michael Scanlon (Barry Pepper) sprouted as worldwide-headline sensations after a disastrous scandal spun out of control and exposed the illegal activities that transpired in Washington. Yet Kevin Spacey succeeds once more in a memorable performance as Jack Abramoff in “Casino Jack.” Like Humphrey Bogart, Alec Guiness, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Jack Nicholson and Robert De Niro before him, Spacey has seamlessly transitioned from celebrated character actor to Academy Award–winning superstar.

Very few actors can capture compelling, conniving characters effectively.

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