Goodfellas (1990)

9/10

One of the greatest gangster films of all time! I think it is the combination of characters, the full blooded Italians, half blooded wise guys, that gives this film that little something more than many of the other greats. I also love the way the film rolls from the golden years of the Mafia to the more recent shadier dealings and the loss of glamor etc. Now throw in the all star cast (Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci and a whole lot more!) and there is nothing more that needs to be said to hype this film up any more. Oh did I also mention that this is a Martin Scorsese film? nuff' said watch it if you have een under a rock the last 18 years, watch it again if you haven't!

The Plot:

The lowly, blue-collar side of New York's Italian mafia is explored in this crime biopic of wiseguy Henry Hill. As he makes his way from strapping young petty criminal, to big-time thief, to middle-aged cocaine addict and dealer, the film explores in detail the rules and traditions of organized crime. Watching the rise and fall of Hill and his two counterparts, the slick jack-of-all-trades criminal Jimmy Conway and the brutish, intimidating Tommy DeVito, this true story realistically explores the core, blue-collar part of the mob.


The Cast:

	Robert De Niro	...	James 'Jimmy' Conway
	Ray Liotta	...	Henry Hill
	Joe Pesci	...	Tommy DeVito
	Lorraine Bracco	...	Karen Hill
	Paul Sorvino	...	Paul Cicero
	Frank Sivero	...	Frankie Carbone
	Tony Darrow	...	Sonny Bunz
	Mike Starr	...	Frenchy
	Frank Vincent	...	Billy Batts
	Chuck Low	...	Morris 'Morrie' Kessler
	Frank DiLeo	...	Tuddy Cicero
	Henny Youngman	...	Himself
	Gina Mastrogiacomo	...	Janice Rossi
	Catherine Scorsese	...	Tommy's Mother
	Charles Scorsese	...	Vinny

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