Casino Jack (2010) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictNot Woke

18%

Casino Jack2010

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What We Think

Casino Jack is far from woke by modern Hollywood standards. It prefers character and scandal over identity lectures, pokes fun at corruption without ideological grandstanding, and mostly sidesteps current woke tropes. Refreshingly non-woke, if you’re tired of recent trends.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Not Woke

What is this?

Casino Jack sticks mostly to character-driven storytelling, with personal flaws and ambition driving the narrative rather than shoehorned identity politics. The film focuses on events and power schemes rather than ticking representation boxes or making diversity the main feature.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Mildly Woke

What is this?

The movie critiques corruption in American politics but doesn’t take aim at core cultural institutions like family, religion, or masculinity. The targets are specific to greed and political games, not a generalized dismissal of traditional values.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Mildly Woke

What is this?

The film clearly mocks political corruption, but its satire isn’t overtly ideological. There’s some caricaturing of political archetypes, but it falls short of modern-day ideological purity and leaves some room for personal agency and complexity.

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