GoodFellas (1990)
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
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Nice effects though.
Good idea lost in the noise
Better Late Then Never
The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
Goodfellas is one of those rare films you can watch again and again and still come away feeling you've watched true cinematic mastery at work. The films depiction of the mob is in no way glossy, there's no romantic aspirations of the life of a gangster, it simply puts it as it is. The violence, the cutthroat nature of the lives of these mobsters isn't watered down, if there ever was an anti gang film this may well be it. Ray liotta gives the performance of his career, a height he was never able to hit again and possibly should have earned him an Oscar. De Niro once again proves his craft as the sociopathic Jimmy, teaming up with director Martin Scorcese for a fifth time. Pesci undoubtedly steals the show as the blisteringly violent mobster Tommy De Vito. However the unsung performance of the film falls to Lorraine Bracco as the mob wife a role she play with great energy and brilliant depth, surely Oscar worthy. If you're looking for the definitive Scorcese film, this may be his best.
Ranks up there with the Godfather trilogy. One of the greatest masterpieces in the genre of crime. Inspired the writing of The Sopranos (1999) as much detail and a total of 27 actors therein also featured in this epic mafia movie.
Everyone played their roles to perfection. Every scene was eventful and never bored. All the actors were perfect for their roles!
Short and Simple Review by WubsTheFadgerMartin Scorsese has made some of my all time favorite films. Goodfellas is one of my favorites. The story is slick, funny, brutal, and memorable. The dialogue is sharp and fluid. The characters are deep, relatable, and unique. The acting is masterful. Ray Liotta gives the best performance of his career. Robert De Niro, as always, performs best as a gangster. Joe Pesci gives one of his best performances as the loose cannon Tommy. All the other actors in the film perform masterfully.The pacing is perfect and the runtime is perfect. Everything about this film is perfect.The only downside to this film is that the violence is a little outdated.Pros: Slick, funny, brutal, and memorable story, fluid dialogue, unique characters, masterful acting, perfect pacing, and a good runtimeCons: Some of the violence is outdatedOverall Rating: 9.6