"Happy Birthday...BJ-19, Third Base."

Rating: 10/10 (11 March 1999)

Did anyone think this could be anything but a great movie when you have Scorcese, Pesci and DeNiro in the same 3-hour film? If so, they should be arrested.
I recall hearing Scorcese describe this movie a year before it was released. It made me want to buy tickets then. I ended up seeing it 4 times in the theatres when it came out. 12 hours of amazement.
Granted, I am a huge fan of all of the main actors and have a great interest in the Las Vegas scene, Mob films and the Mob's involvement in Vegas. So, really, I could not lose.
The photography was fantastic. There are many, many scenes that I can watch over and over with the TV on mute and still be amazed.
Scorcese is a master at capturing the body language and facial expressions that are so crucial for this type of movie. With ANY other director, this movie would have been a different beast altogether.
Basically, go see this move now....or there is gonna be trouble. -JJS