Disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff was a real-life scenery chewer — a self-justifying, egomaniacal, vituperative mover and shaker.
Which makes him the perfect character for the Kevin Spacey treatment.
In the opening minutes of the late George Hickenlooper’s “Casino Jack,” a beleaguered Abramoff (Spacey in a Golden Globe-nominated performance) stares