Goodfellas
Martin Scorsese's 1990 masterpiece GoodFellas immortalizes the hilarious, horrifying life of actual gangster Henry Hill (Ray Liotta), from his teen years on the streets of New York to his anonymous exile under the Witness Protection Program. The director's kinetic style is perfect for recounting Hill's ruthless rise to power in the 1950s as well as his drugged-out fall in the late 1970s; in fact, no one has ever rendered the mental dislocation of cocaine better than Scorsese. Scorsese uses period music perfectly, not just to summon a particular time but to set a precise mood. GoodFellas is at least as good as The Godfather without being in the least derivative of it. Joe Pesci's psycho improvisation of Mobster Tommy DeVito ignited Pesci as a star, Lorraine Bracco scores the performance of her life as the love of Hill's life, and every supporting role, from Paul Sorvino to Robert De Niro, is a miracle.
Director(s): Martin Scorsese
Production: Warner Bros.
Won 1 Oscar. Another 43 wins & 37 nominations.
- R (Restricted)
- Year:
- 1990
- 146
- 34,150 Views
Three Decades of Life in the Mafia.
"As far back as I can remember, I've always wanted to be a gangster."—Henry Hill, Brooklyn, N.Y. 1955.
Murderers come with smiles.
Shooting people was 'No big deal'.
In a world that's powered by violence, on the streets where the violent have power, a new generation carries on an old tradition.
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