Genre: Crime/Action/Drama/Biography
Starring: Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino
Bad-ass gangster movies are nothing new to our cinemas but making a good movie is difficult. Right after the world witnessed The Godfather and its two follow up movies, we were blessed with Goodfellas. The movie is Martin Scoresse's attempt at showcasing the fall of the Lucchese crime family and the infamous Lufthansa heist that was carried out by the organisation. As a young boy, Henry Hill (Liotta) loved the way the mob used to work and always dreamt of being a gangster. He eventually came under the wing of Paul Cicero (Sorvino) and worked under James Conway (De Niro) who was the new rising star in the family and boy to watch out for. Along with Tommy DeVito (Pesci), Henry grew up in the family and learnt the tricks of stealing, smuggling, murder and crime and enjoyed all the money and women that came with it. The movie is a simple narration of Henry, Tommy and James with a focus on Henry and his personal life and all that he experienced as a gangster. A very simple movie that gets to the point of things without beating around the bush but at the same time stresses on the details to make sure that the outcome is as accurate as possible to reality. The movie is classified as one of the finest crime movies made and that comes for a reason. The performances are near life-like and you might forget that they are actors after all and not the actual individual. The only drawback was the lack of an objective in the movie which eventually led to a non-climax story-telling format.The movie is a simple narration of events and does not seem to build up to something. Having said that, do not expect anything less than pure crime and true extravagance.
Thumbs up: Fabulous acting and feels very realistic
Thumbs down: Lacks the feeling of suspense or climax
Rating: 8.5/10
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